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Scientific Name | Aspalathus obtusifolia R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/14 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <3000 km², known from less than 10 locations. Experiencing an continuing decline as a result of alien plant invasion, urban expansion and agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Lowland fynbos in fine-grained, black soil, up to 130 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of coastal development, expanding crop cultivation and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus obtusifolia R.Dahlgren | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus obtusifolia R.Dahlgren | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus obtusifolia 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Aspalathus obtusifolia R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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