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Scientific Name | Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | ANEMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Adiantum caffrorum (L.) L.f., Cheilanthes fuscata Blume, Colina caffrorum (L.) Greene, Lonchitis caffrorum (L.) Bernh., Mohria thurifraga Sw., Mohria thurifraga Sw. var. achilleifolium E.J.Lowe, Mohria thurifraga Sw. var. capensis Schltdl., Osmunda thurifera Sw., Polypodium caffrorum L. |
Common Names | Brandbossie (a), Carrot Fern (e), Scented Fern (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread in the Western and Eastern Cape, extending northwards through Namaqualand to the Orange River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2005. Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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