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Scientific Name | Aspalathus longifolia Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<200 km², less than 10 known locations are declining due to alien plant invasions and livestock grazing too soon after fires. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains, Garcia's Pass to Gourits River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Shale bands on renosterveld-fynbos ecotones on northern slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus longifolia Benth. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus longifolia Benth. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus longifolia Benth. | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus longifolia Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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