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Scientific Name | Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. lactea |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 2031 km², AOO < 2000 km², this subspecies has declined and continue to decline in the northern parts of its range due to habitat loss and degradation as a result of crop cultivation and quarrying. However, habitat remains largely intact in the rather poorly explored southern parts of the range, and it is estimated that more than 10 locations still remain. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Valley to Warmwatersberg north of Barrydale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld, found in fine clay soils, sometimes on the margin of succulent karoo. |
Threats |
| This species has declined in the Hex River Valley due to habitat loss to crop cultivation and is now probably locally extinct. One subpopulation found in 2007 in a small fragment of alluvium renosterveld was about to be ploughed.
It is also likely to continue to decline between Hex River Pass and Touws River, where the habitat is severely degraded and disturbed.
However, large areas of habitat remains intact southwards between Montagu and Barrydale, and subpopulations should be stable in this area. This area is also somewhat under-explored, and more subpopulations than the three currently known are likely to exist. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. lactea | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2009. Aspalathus lactea Thunb. subsp. lactea. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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