Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus karrooensis R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2019/11/12
Assessor(s)
J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo
Justification
Aspalathus karrooensis is a localized montane species, with an extent of occurrence of 7 km². It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
This species is endemic to the summit of the Rooiberg Mountain near Ladysmith in the Little Karoo.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
It occurs on rocky outcrops in montane fynbos.
Threats
There are no known severe threats to this species.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus karrooensis R.DahlgrenCritically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus karrooensis R.DahlgrenRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus karrooensis R.DahlgrenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2019. Aspalathus karrooensis R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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