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Scientific Name | Aspalathus lotoides Thunb. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus heterophylla L.f. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren, Ononis lagopus Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1638 km², habitat at five to ten known remaining locations is declining due to expanding crop cultivation, coastal development and alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Jacobsbaai to Darling. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal and inland granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Coastal development is a severe ongoing threat. Agriculture is a moderate past and ongoing threat and invasive alien plants is a moderate ongoing threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus lotoides Thunb. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren | VU B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1960. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. I. The species with flat leaflets. Opera Botanica 4:7-393.
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.
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. 2008. Aspalathus lotoides Thunb. subsp. lagopus (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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