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Scientific Name | Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. breviloba R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | The habitat of this species has been impacted by cultivation of vineyards and urban expansion around Worcester. Individuals at five known locations are not declining, but further agricultural and urban expansion remain potential threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to Bonnievale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Robertson Karoo, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld |
Description | Endemic to Robertson Karoo, and in margins between succulent karoo and renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Agriculture (mainly vines - moderate to severe); urban expansion around Worcester (mainly a past threat, but still present at Langvlei, which is enough to result in this species being listed as VU-D2) (Nick Helme 2006).
Agriculture and urban expansion are unlikely to be threats at the locations in which this species grows (mainly in reserves), so it is necessary to obtain more information on the exact nature of the threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. breviloba R.Dahlgren | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. breviloba R.Dahlgren | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. breviloba R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/26 |
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