Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus glabrata R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)
Assessment Date
2006/07/10
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO <100 km², AOO <1 km², two severely fragmented subpopulations remain on small fragments (< 10 ha each) along a roadside that is being degraded by alien grass invasion, too infrequent fire and road verge clearing, resulting in a continuing decline in the number of mature individuals.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Darling and Malmesbury.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Swartland Granite Renosterveld
Description
Renosterveld on dry hill slopes, in reddish clay sand soil.
Threats
The only two known localities are tiny fragments of less than 10 ha each that occur alongside the Darling-Yzerfontein road. These are being impacted by alien grass invasion and are not being burnt due to their isolation from other patches. Both of the above factors coupled with the fact that road verges in Darling are being cleared regularly by the municipality means that a continuing decline in habitat and number of mature individuals is assumed (D. Raimondo 2006). Furthermore, the area in which this species grows is highly transformed by agriculture, which has most likely severely impacted this species in the past; this is also a potential future threat. Present decline is unknown and needs investigation (J.E. Victor 2006).
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus glabrata R.DahlgrenCR B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus glabrata R.DahlgrenIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus glabrata R.DahlgrenIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1966. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 5. The Aspalathus carnosa, aciphylla, pachyloba, arida, pinguis, spinosa and sanguinea groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 11(1):7-266.


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
Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus glabrata R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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