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Scientific Name | Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. angustifolia |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Borbonia angustifolia Lam., Borbonia decipiens E.Mey., Borbonia lanceolata L., Borbonia lanceolata L. b. angustifolia (Lam.) Walp., Borbonia lanceolata L. var. villosa E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Plateau to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lower mountain slopes, in fynbos and renosterveld on sandy or shale soils. At its easternmost extremes it occurs in grassy fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. angustifolia | 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.
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 angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. angustifolia. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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