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Scientific Name | Aspalathus abietina Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus filifolia E.Mey., Aspalathus fornicata Benth., Paraspalathus crocea C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 12 858 km², although it has declined in the past in the lowlands such as the Cape Flats, population reduction is not suspected to exceed 30% in three generations and this species is still common on mountain slopes, where more than 10 locations remain and where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wolseley to the Cape Peninsula and southwards to the Anysberg in the Bredasdorp district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Mid to low altitude sandstone fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus abietina Thunb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1988. Crotalarieae (Aspalathus). In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 16 Fabaceae, Part 3 Papilionoideae, Fascicle 6:1-430. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Aspalathus abietina Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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