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Scientific Name | Selaginella nivea Alston ex Alston subsp. nivea |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | SELAGINELLACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows & L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Limpopo and north-eastern Mpumalanga, south-eastern Botswana, south-eastern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique. Also occurs on Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Sandy soils in mopane woodland. |
Population |
This species is rare across its range, but much of it is protected in nature reserves and private conservancies, and it is not declining (J.E. Burrows pers. comm.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Selaginella nivea Alston ex Alston subsp. nivea | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
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.
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Citation |
| Burrows, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2013. Selaginella nivea Alston ex Alston subsp. nivea. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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