Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
and University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Plants of South Africa
Aspleniaceae
Elaphoglossum drakensbergense Schelpe
det. L. Mucina, 2003
South Africa. Free State. Qwaqwa, East side near Pudding road to Witsieshoek:
28° 42.312’S: 28° 53.482’E
Grassland. On steep eastern mountain slope in partial shade. In damp soil of
basaltic loam, Occasional and native,.
Perennial pteridophyte, 6 cm high including fruiting frond, black son covering
entire spathe shaped frond. Rhizome, small, 3 mm in diameter.
Robert Brand & C. Bennetts & A. Levine SIS
22 February 2003
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