Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus incana R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/04/08
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & N.A. Helme
Justification
A range-restricted (EOO 30 km²), high altitude habitat specialist that is protected within provincial conservation areas.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Klein Swartberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation
Description
Shale band on sandstone slopes, above 1250 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus incana R.DahlgrenRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus incana R.DahlgrenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus incana 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
Victor, J.E. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Aspalathus incana R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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