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Scientific Name | Aspalathus heterophylla L.f. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh., Paraspalathus heterophylla ('Thunb.') C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Plateau to Du Toit's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in sandy and clay soils on lower slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus heterophylla L.f. | 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 heterophylla L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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