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Scientific Name | Aspalathus potbergensis R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <150 km², a locally common species known from fewer than five locations. Despite its occurrence in a reserve, it is potentially threatened by alien plant invasions, as the financial resources to clear aliens are not readily available. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Potberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, 400-500 m. |
Threats |
| There is potential threat of alien species in the future. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus potbergensis R.Dahlgren | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus potbergensis R.Dahlgren | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Aspalathus potbergensis R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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