Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus hypnoides R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/07/10
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
Three known locations are potentially threatened by alien acacia and hakea invasions and forestry plantations, which have affected at least 50% of the southern lower slopes of the Langeberg.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langeberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos
Description
Montane fynbos on lower slopes.
Threats
Invasive Alien Species (direct effects)
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus hypnoides R.DahlgrenVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus hypnoides R.DahlgrenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus hypnoides R.DahlgrenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1968. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 6. The Aspalathus frankenioides, nivea, juniperina, rubens, and divaricata groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 21:8-304.


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 hypnoides R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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