Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
subsp. capense (Thunb.) C.Chr.

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Mozambique records: View all records (110)

Records of this taxon from Mozambique are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
1126540 Oct 2008WoodlandMt Mabu870Mozambique1636A4 Z0Listed by Timberlake et Al. (2012) in Mt Mabu Report Darwin Initiative Award 15/036 Annex 3: 71-76.2
47490017 Apr 2012MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
J Meikle
Scrub in forest clearing and forest edgeOn Mozambique side of border near Penhalonga0Mozambique1832D3 MS1730-18.82499032.7242407
47489017 Apr 2012MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
J Meikle
Montane grasslandOn Mozambique side of border near Penhalonga0Mozambique1832D3 MS1750-18.82548032.7214207
19487017 Apr 2007P Ballings
Forest edge, light shade on floorMt. Gorongosa, grassland40Mozambique1834A3 MS1716-18.43445034.0471000
113770023 Apr 2018BT Wursten
BT Wursten
Secondary grassland and bracken scrub Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa 4,710Mozambique1834A3 MS932 -18.48281034.0446207
19492028 Apr 2007P Ballings
In dappled sun on floor at forest edgeMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3 MS1488-18.41915034.0710670
19491019 Apr 2007P Ballings
In full sun among rocksMt. Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3 MS1598-18.42551734.0497830
19490019 Apr 2007P Ballings
In between scrub and rocks in sunMt. Gorongosa, scrub plateau40Mozambique1834A3 MS1693-18.42593334.0464330
19489019 Apr 2007P Ballings
In shade in forest edgeMt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side40Mozambique1834A3 MS1772-18.43001734.0442170
19486125 Mar 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB501
P Ballings
LMU

Among rocks and grass in full sun on plateauMt. Gorongosa, grassland plateau40Mozambique1834A3 MS1719-18.44216734.0479177
19488018 Apr 2007P Ballings
Edge of ericoid scrub, light shade - sunMt. Gorongosa, scrub plateau40Mozambique1834A3 MS1816-18.44365034.0427170
54156011 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB1261
P Ballings
BR

Full sun in montane grassland/ericoid scrub Tsetsera850Mozambique1932B4 MS1961-19.39895032.8372837
107072027 Nov 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
JM Machinga
BT Wursten
Rocky Brachystegia-Uapaca woodlandAlong road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve1680Mozambique1932D2 MS961-19.71367032.9920807
107004027 Nov 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
JM Machinga
BT Wursten
On roadside bank in riverine forest fringeAlong road from Nhabawa to Chikukwa, Chimanimani National Reserve1680Mozambique1932D2 MS973-19.71361032.9910907
4326602 Sep 2012BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
A Uetela
Forest edgeNzou Camp, Moribane Forest840Mozambique1933C2 MS631-19.73383033.3374707
10124105 Dec 2018BT Wursten
JA Massunde
IAI Nuvunga
GB Chindere
AA Amade
CF Nhancale
AF Wilssone
BT Wursten
Disturbed road side vegetationNdzou camp area, Moribane Forest840Mozambique1933C2 MS607-19.73243033.3368807
67090130 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
BT Wursten
Among rocks in montane grassland on steep slope.Slopes of "Mte Chimanimani", western side Mevumodzi Valley above Eastern Lakes, Chimanimani Mts.1680Mozambique1933C3 MS1380-19.79990033.1262207
64889026 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
K Mutasa
BT Wursten
By small stream at margin of forest and grassland.Mutandani River Valley, eastern Chimanimani Mts.1680Mozambique1933C3 MS992-19.81522233.1698167
64861026 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
K Mutasa
BT Wursten
Secondary vegetation in formerly cleared saddle on slope of rocky Brachystegia woodland.Slopes of Mt Shangani, Eastern Chimanimani Mts1680Mozambique1933C3 MS1058-19.83831033.2084207
61715223 Apr 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
P Ballings
Among grass and rocks in rocky grasslandSmall valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts 1680Mozambique1933C3 MS1685-19.75734033.0936907
10727802 Dec 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
JM Machinga
BT Wursten
Rocky submontane grassland on steep slopeAlong path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve1680Mozambique1933C3 MS1458-19.75897033.0693407
58408129 Oct 2013BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
K Dekoninck
BT Wursten
Cleared areas with bracken and regenerating vegetationAlong footpath from Muwawa to Zomba0Mozambique1933C3 MS232-19.90462033.2090807
58175026 Oct 2013BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
K Dekoninck
BT Wursten
Disturbed and cleared areas with some secondary vegetationAlong footpath from Zomba to Magorogodo0Mozambique1933C3 MS207-19.88688033.2446377

Total records found: 23



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Records of: Pteridium aquilinum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=101320, retrieved 3 April 2025

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