|
Scientific Name | Selaginella mittenii Baker |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SELAGINELLACEAE |
Synonyms | Lycopodioides cooperi (Baker) Kuntze, Lycopodioides mackenii (Baker) Kuntze, Lycopodioides mittenii (Baker) Kuntze, Lycopodioides welwitschii (Baker) Kuntze, Selaginella cathedrifolia Spring var. minor (A.Braun ex Kuhn) Baker, Selaginella cooperi Baker, Selaginella depressa (Sw.) Spring var. ß minor A.Braun, Selaginella depressa in sense of Sim, not of Spring (misapplied name), Selaginella mackenii Baker, Selaginella tectissima Baker, Selaginella welwitschii Baker, Stachygynandrum depressum (A.Braun) Carruth., Stachygynandrum depressum (A.Braun) Carruth. var. minus (A.Braun) Carruth., Stachygynandrum welwitschii (Baker) Carruth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread in eastern South Africa, and extending northwards to central and tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Moist, shaded areas in forest and near streams, less often on shady sides of boulders in grassland and woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selaginella mittenii Baker | 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.
|
Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Selaginella mittenii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
Comment on this assessment
