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Scientific Name | Aspalathus cytisoides Lam. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus cinerea Thunb., Aspalathus concavifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren, Aspalathus cytisoides Lam. b. decumbens Benth., Cliffortia concavifolia Eckl. & Zeyh., Paraspalathus cinerea (Thunb.) C.Presl, Paraspalathus cytisoides (Lam.) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and common in montane habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mountains between Tulbagh and Caledon and Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, in rocky outcrops on lower sandstone slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus cytisoides Lam. | 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 cytisoides Lam. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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