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Scientific Name | Selaginella caffrorum (Milde) Hieron. var. caffrorum |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SELAGINELLACEAE |
Synonyms | Bryodesma caffrorum (Milde) Soják, Selaginella capensis Hieron., Selaginella rupestribus (L.) Spring var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn forma capensis A.Braun, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring forma caffrorum Milde, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn (in part), Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn forma angolensis A.Braun, Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn forma capensis A.Braun, Selaginella rupestris in sense of Sim, not of (L.) Spring (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Resurrection Plant (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread in montane areas where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending southwards to the eastern parts of the Western Cape. Rare elsewhere in southern Africa, but extending to tropical and eastern Africa and Sudan. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Moist steep slopes and vertical cliff faces in montane areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selaginella caffrorum (Milde) Hieron. var. caffrorum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. 2011. Selaginella caffrorum (Milde) Hieron. var. caffrorum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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