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Scientific Name | Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | PTERIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Adiantum viride (Forssk.) Vahl, Allosorus adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) C.Presl, Cheilanthes hastata (L.f.) Kunze var. canonica Kunze, Cheilanthes hastata (L.f.) Kunze var. stenophylla Kunze, Pellaea adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) J.Sm., Pellaea hastata (L.f.) Link var. minor (Bolle) A.Chev., not Pellaea hastata (Thunb.) Prantl, Pellaea hastata in sense of Sim, not of Link (misapplied name), Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl, Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. canonica (Kunze) Verdc., Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl var. incisa H.Christ ex Bonap., Platyloma adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) E.J.Lowe, Pteridella adiantoides (Bory ex Willd.) Kuhn, Pteridella viridis (Forssk.) Mett. ex Kuhn, Pteris adiantoides Bory ex Willd., Pteris elliptica Poir., Pteris hastata Sw. var. minor Bolle, Pteris hastifolia Schrad., Pteris viridis Forssk. |
Common Names | Common Lip Fern (e), Green Cliff Brake (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. var. viridis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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