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Scientific Name | Aspalathus flexuosa Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus kannaensis Eckl. & Zeyh. as 'carmaensis', Aspalathus mollis Lam., Aspalathus mollis Lam. b. flexuosa (Thunb.) E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Nardous Mountains to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Clay soils on hill slopes and low foothills in fynbos-renosterveld ecotones. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus flexuosa Thunb. | 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 flexuosa Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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