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Scientific Name | Aspalathus acutiflora R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 400 km², AOO < 400 km², five to 10 severely fragmented subpopulations remain. Declining due to alien plant invasions and habitat degradation as a result of thatch harvesting. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stilbaai and Albertinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Sand plain fynbos, marine sands between limestone outcrops, but not on limestone. |
Threats |
| This species is not safe in Rhein's Nature Reserve due to altered fire regimes (J. Vlok 2006).
The sandy habitats are severely threatened by Acacias. Locations around Albertinia are extinct due to aliens and thatch farming.
Thatch farming is a severe, ongoing threat throughout its range. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus acutiflora R.Dahlgren | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(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. 2006. Aspalathus acutiflora R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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