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Scientific Name | Ophioglossum convexum 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 |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Mpumalanga Escarpment around Lydenburg and Graskop, and extending along the higher-lying areas of Zimbabwe and Zambia to the Nyika Plateau in Malawi. Also recorded from Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Shallow, rocky soils in montane grassland. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophioglossum convexum 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 convexum J.E.Burrows. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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