Fingerleaf Capegorse

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus digitifolia R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Common Names
Fingerleaf Capegorse (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable A2c; D2
Assessment Date
2009/07/08
Assessor(s)
J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo
Justification
A population reduction of at least 30% is estimated based on habitat loss to pine plantations within 30 years (generation length suspected to be 10 years), but plantations are no longer expanding. Two known remaining locations are potentially threatened by alien plant invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Outeniqua Mountains near Mossel Bay.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos
Description
South-facing sandstone slopes.
Threats
Threats include plantations as there was a past loss of 30% of habitat to pine plantations within in the past 30 years. Aliens such as Hakea and pines are also problematic as 20% of the habitat is infested.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus digitifolia R.DahlgrenVU A2c; D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus digitifolia R.DahlgrenRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus digitifolia R.DahlgrenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Aspalathus digitifolia R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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