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Scientific Name | Aspalathus neglecta T.M.Salter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus spicata Thunb. subsp. neglecta (T.M.Salter) R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 2795 km², this species is fairly common in montane habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula and Wemmershoek and Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone fynbos, lower sandy and rocky slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus neglecta T.M.Salter | 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 neglecta T.M.Salter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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