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Scientific Name | Aspalathus chenopoda L. subsp. chenopoda |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Achyronia chenopoda (L.) Kuntze, Aspalathus chenopus Spreng., Trineuria chenopoda (L.) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 497 km², this locally common taxon is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Restricted to the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus chenopoda L. subsp. chenopoda | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2009. Aspalathus chenopoda L. subsp. chenopoda. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/03 |
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