Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Achyronia pallescens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/07/11
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & D.I.W. Euston-Brown
Justification
One known location is potentially threatened by alien acacia invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
De Hoop.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
De Hoop Limestone Fynbos
Description
Lowland fynbos, limestone ridges, 200 m.
Threats
Invasive Alien Species (direct effects)
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh.VU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh.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.


Citation
Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & Euston-Brown, D.I.W. 2006. Aspalathus pallescens Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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