| Scientific Name | Aspalathus lebeckioides R.Dahlgren | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | FABACEAE | Synonyms | Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren subsp. latipetala R.Dahlgren |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Assessment Date | 2008/10/02 | Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme | Justification | EOO 7800 km², fewer than 10 known locations are declining due to crop cultivation, coastal development and alien plant invasions. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | Mamre to the Cape Peninsula and the Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos | Description | Lowland shallow sandy or clay flats, 500-680 m. |
Threats | | Threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation, urban expansion, quarrying and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population | Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus lebeckioides R.Dahlgren | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 | | Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2008. Aspalathus lebeckioides R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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