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Scientific Name | Ophioglossum costatum R.Br. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | OPHIOGLOSSACEAE |
Synonyms | Ophioglossum aphrodisiacum Welw. ex Hook. & Baker, Ophioglossum felixii Tardieu, Ophioglossum fibrosum Schumach., Ophioglossum pedunculosum Desv., Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. costatum (R.Br.) Hook.f., Ophioglossum wightii Grev. & Hook. |
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 | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Recorded sporadically across Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, and extending northwards through tropical Africa to India Madagascar and northern Australia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Seasonally wet sandy soils. |
Population |
A sporadic and seldom encountered habitat specialist.
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Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ophioglossum costatum R.Br. | 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 costatum R.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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