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Scientific Name | Ophioglossum caroticaule J.E.Burrows |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | OPHIOGLOSSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | Rare but widespread species that is not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Southern Limpopo and northern Mpumalanga, extending northwards to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Seasonally moist seeps in shallow soils over sheetrock and along streams. |
Population |
Subpopulations are small and confined to specialized seepage habitat. It is also inconspicuous and likely to be overlooked.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophioglossum caroticaule J.E.Burrows | 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 |
| Cholo, F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2011. Ophioglossum caroticaule J.E.Burrows. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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