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Scientific Name | Aspalathus prostrata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Achyronia prostrata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/10 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & D.I.W. Euston-Brown |
Justification | EOO 1 389 km², recorded from six locations, this species is experiencing ongoing decline in habitat quality due to infestation by invasive alien acacias. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Lowland fynbos on limestone, 50-100 m. |
Threats |
| This species has lost some habitat to crop cultivation in the past, but this threat has ceased as its habitat is only marginally suited to agriculture. Currently, the most severe threat is dense alien invasive wattle infestations of coastal limestone fynbos across its known range. Coastal and other infrastructure development is a potential threat to some subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus prostrata Eckl. & Zeyh. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus prostrata Eckl. & Zeyh. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus prostrata 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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Euston-Brown, D.I.W. 2011. Aspalathus prostrata Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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