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Scientific Name | Aspalathus petersonii R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus leucophylla R.Dahlgren subsp. septentrionalis R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/14 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Rarely collected, but widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Arid interior slopes of the Bokkeveld Plateau, Cederberg and Swartruggens Mountains to Karoopoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Arid fynbos bordering on succulent karoo. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus petersonii R.Dahlgren | 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. 2011. Aspalathus petersonii R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/04 |
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