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Scientific Name | Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe |
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 | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending northwards to central and eastern Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Sheltered base of rocky boulders, along the margins of exposed sheetrock and forest fringes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Anthony, N.C. 1984. A revision of the Southern African species of Cheilanthes Swartz and Pellaea Link (Pteridaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 11:1-293.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. lacerata N.C.Anthony & Schelpe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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