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Scientific Name | Aspalathus araneosa L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Paraspalathus araneosa (L.) C.Presl, Paraspalathus cancellata C.Presl |
Common Names | Molbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/02 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 3700 km², a formerly common species known from at least 35 locations but now less than 10 remain. Subpopulations have been lost to urban expansion and cultivation of wheat, vineyards and citrus in the past. Remaining subpopulations are declining due to continued expansion of crop cultivation and alien plant invasions. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy sandstone soils at low altitudes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Changes in native species dynamics |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus araneosa L. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus araneosa L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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