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Scientific Name | Schizaea tenella Kaulf. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SCHIZAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Microschizaea tenella (Kaulf.) C.F.Reed |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | Cold Bokkeveld to Limpopo Province. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Moist stream banks and cliff ledges. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizaea tenella Kaulf. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, J.E. 1990. Southern African ferns and fern allies. Frandsen Publishers, Sandton.
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.
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. and Anthony, N.C. 1986. Pteridophyta. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa:1-292. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Schizaea tenella Kaulf. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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