Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. nemorosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen
Higher Classification
Ferns
Family
PTERIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2013/07/25
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape
Range
Widespread across eastern South Africa, also occurring in Lesotho and Swaziland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna
Description
Moister, shaded sites in dry scrub, scrub forest, rocky slopes and among large boulders.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. nemorosa W.Jacobsen & N.JacobsenLeast Concern 2014.1
Bibliography

Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.


Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.


Jacobsen, W.B.G. and Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1988. The Cheilanthes hirta complex and allied species (Adiantaceae/Pteridaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 18(1):57-77.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2013. Cheilanthes hirta Sw. var. nemorosa W.Jacobsen & N.Jacobsen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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