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Scientific Name | Aspalathus congesta (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus chortophila Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. congesta R.Dahlgren |
Common Names | Fluffy Pod Capegorse (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Restrict to the highest peaks of the region. Not threatened but occurs as scattered individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude mountain summits. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus congesta (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren | Rare | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus congesta (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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