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Scientific Name | Aspalathus dasyantha Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Molbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/13 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 451 km², five locations are declining due to alien acacia invasions, habitat degradation through thatch harvesting and too infrequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal plains south of Riversdale and Albertinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Limestone on coastal marine flats, 160-300 m. |
Threats |
| Competition from invasive alien wattles, thatch farming and lack of fire in fragments are all resulting in an ongoing decline of this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus dasyantha Eckl. & Zeyh. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2017.1 | | Aspalathus dasyantha Eckl. & Zeyh. | CR B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Aspalathus dasyantha Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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