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Scientific Name | Aspalathus laeta Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus rubrocalyx Garab. ex Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/10 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 6050 km², this range-restricted species occurs in montane habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cold Bokkeveld to Witteberg near Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, clay or gravelly slopes and summits. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus laeta Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Aspalathus laeta Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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