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Plant list for City of Cape Town

Source: City of Cape Town Biodiversity Branch
compiled from:
SAS database
CREW database
PAP database

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Slender Adder's-Tongue (Ophioglossum nudicaule)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Vernal Adders-Tongue (Ophioglossum bergianum)

Redlist status 2018:Rare

Last observation: Vernal Adders-tongue from Crofters Valley, Cape Town, 7979, South Africa on August 25, 2020 at 10:50 AM by sharndreheuvel (View All) | 0 comments
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King Fern (Todea barbara)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: king fern from Silver Mine (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on September 21, 2024 at 09:04 AM by Corinne Merry (View All) | 0 comments

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Tunbridge Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Tunbridge filmy fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on March 28, 2024 at 10:19 AM by whale_nerd (View All) | 0 comments
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Hymenophyllum peltatum

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Brown Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum aeruginosum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Brown Filmy Fern from Unnamed Rd, Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on November 12, 2023 at 09:43 AM by De Waal Hugo (View All) | 0 comments

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Cape Filmy Fern (Hymenophyllum capense)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Cape Filmy Fern from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on March 9, 2024 at 09:02 AM by Hendré (View All) | 0 comments
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Coral Fern (Gleichenia polypodioides)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Coral Fern from Silver Mine (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 01:44 PM by Corinne Merry (View All) | 0 comments
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Henscomb Fern (Schizaea tenella)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Henscomb Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on November 26, 2023 at 11:16 AM by De Waal Hugo (View All) | 0 comments

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Toothbrush Fern (Schizaea pectinata)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Toothbrush Fern from Silver Mine (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on September 23, 2024 at 12:16 PM by Corinne Merry (View All) | 0 comments
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Scented Fern (Anemia caffrorum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Scented Fern from Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Welgemoed, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on September 22, 2024 at 11:25 AM by Heather and Andrew Hodgson (View All) | 0 comments
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Forest Tree Fern (Cyathea capensis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Forest Tree Fern from Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA on February 23, 2024 at 08:24 AM by Santie Gouws (View All) | 0 comments

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Myrtle Fern (Pellaea pteroides)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Myrtle Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on October 10, 2024 at 01:24 PM by Justin Hawthorne (View All) | 0 comments
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Cheilanthes contracta

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Cheilanthes contracta from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on January 1, 2019 at 11:06 AM by Wendy (View All) | 0 comments
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Green Cliff Brake (Cheilanthes viridis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Green Cliff Brake from Newlands Afrotemperate Forest, Cape Town, WC, ZA on July 13, 2023 at 02:02 PM by Tjakie Naude (View All) | 0 comments

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Cape Lipfern (Cheilanthes capensis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Cape Lipfern from Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Cape Town, South Africa on September 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM by Petra Broddle (View All) | 0 comments
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Spear Lipfern (Cheilanthes hastata)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Spear Lipfern from Pyracantha Park, Somerset West on September 23, 2024 at 04:14 PM by Corrie du Toit (View All) | 0 comments
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Cluster Fern (Cheilanthes multifida)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Cluster Fern from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on September 18, 2022 at 07:03 AM by Eric Knight (View All) | 0 comments

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Namaqua Lip Fern (Cheilanthes namaquensis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Jersey Fern (Anogramma leptophylla)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Toothed Brake (Pteris dentata)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Toothed Brake from Contour Path Window Gorge to The Screes, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens on February 11, 2024 at 09:55 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Ladder Brake (Pteris vittata)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Ladder brake from Saint George's Street, Simon's Town, WC, ZA on May 8, 2024 at 12:58 PM by vesper (View All) | 0 comments
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Bootlace Fern (Vittaria isoetifolia)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Bootlace Fern from Blind Gully/Porcupine traverse on April 27, 2024 at 09:45 AM by De Waal Hugo (View All) | 0 comments
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Mexican Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum poiretii)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Mexican maidenhair fern from west contour road around Intake Ravine, Orangekloof section of Table Mountain National Park on October 23, 2021 at 04:10 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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Common Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aethiopicum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: common maidenhair fern from Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA on August 19, 2024 at 11:52 AM by Jo Roberts (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: black maidenhair fern from Gatesville Road, Fish Hoek, WC, ZA on August 4, 2024 at 05:01 PM by goldmanna (View All) | 0 comments
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False Bracken (Hypolepis sparsisora)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: False Bracken from Steenbras Nature Reserve, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on April 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM by Heather and Andrew Hodgson (View All) | 0 comments

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Sticky Bracken (Hypolepis villosa-viscida)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Sticky Bracken from City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA on May 8, 2021 by Jeremy Gilmore (View All) | 0 comments
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Water Fern (Histiopteris incisa)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Water Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on August 31, 2024 at 11:23 AM by Jaco Barry (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Southern Bracken from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on October 15, 2024 at 09:09 AM by Sharon Louw (View All) | 0 comments

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Cape Hard Fern (Blechnum capense)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Cape Hard Fern from Smitswinkel Valley, path on n side twixt Smitswinkel River and M4 (main road), Smitswinkel on September 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Glossy Hard Fern (Blechnum punctulatum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Glossy Hard Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on August 31, 2024 at 02:02 PM by Jaco Barry (View All) | 0 comments
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Pointed Hard Fern (Blechnum attenuatum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Pointed Hard Fern from Wynberg NU (2), Cape Town, 7824, South Africa on August 31, 2024 at 01:14 PM by Jaco Barry (View All) | 0 comments

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Leathery Hard Fern (Lomariocycas tabularis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Leathery Hard Fern from Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA on July 15, 2024 at 12:34 PM by Santie Gouws (View All) | 0 comments
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Swamp Fern (Thelypteris confluens)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Swamp Fern from Prinskasteel Wetland s side, A9, Lower Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park on January 23, 2024 at 04:51 PM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments
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Leptogramma totta

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Scaly Fern (Asplenium cordatum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Scaly Fern from Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa on December 29, 2022 at 12:22 PM by Tim Kirsten (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Spleenwort (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Asplenium adiantum-nigrum adiantum-nigrum from Newlands Forest to King's Block House, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on May 28, 2023 at 08:09 AM by Jeremy Gilmore (View All) | 0 comments
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Ethiopian Spleenwort (Asplenium aethiopicum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Ethiopian spleenwort from Clovelly, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa on August 7, 2024 at 11:18 AM by Mayur (View All) | 0 comments

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Single-sorus Spleenwort (Asplenium monanthes)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Moon-Slice Spleenwort (Asplenium lunulatum)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Forest Shield Fern (Polystichum pungens)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Forest Shield Fern from Lower Newlands Ravine, Newlands Forest, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on May 28, 2023 at 01:41 PM by Jeremy Gilmore (View All) | 0 comments

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Mountain Shield Fern (Polystichum monticola)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

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Thin-Stemmed Forest Fern (Dryopteris inaequalis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: Thin-Stemmed Forest Fern from Contour Path from King's Block House to Newlands Ravine, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa on May 28, 2023 at 09:02 AM by Jeremy Gilmore (View All) | 0 comments
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Leatherleaf Fern (Rumohra adiantiformis)

Redlist status 2018:Least Concern

Last observation: leatherleaf fern from Pinelands, Cape Town, 7430, South Africa on September 20, 2024 at 10:22 AM by gabymeyer (View All) | 0 comments

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