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Scientific Name | Aspalathus acanthiloba R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <50 km², three known locations. Potentially threatened by coastal development, too frequent fire and alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Hangklip to Gordon's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Montane fynbos, sandy or rocky sandstone soils, 0-200 m. |
Threats |
| Urban expansion is a threat along the coastline where this species occurs (severe past, present and future).
High levels of coastal developments also prevent fire, therefore, this species may be declining due to lack of fire.
Woody aliens are a moderate past, present and future threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus acanthiloba R.Dahlgren | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus acanthiloba R.Dahlgren | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus acanthiloba R.Dahlgren | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2009. Aspalathus acanthiloba R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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