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Scientific Name | Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. multifida |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Adiantum globatum Poir., Adiantum multifidum Sw., Cheilanthes bolusii Baker, Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. var. flexa Kunze, Cheilanthes refracta Pappe & Rawson, Polypodium dicksonifolium Roxb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/02/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across western South Africa, extending northwards through Namibia to Angola. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Bases of boulders and in rock crevices in mountain fynbos, grassland or arid shrublands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Cheilanthes multifida (Sw.) Sw. subsp. multifida. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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