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Scientific Name | Aspalathus retroflexa L. subsp. retroflexa |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus galioides P.J.Bergius |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 9586 km², this is the most common and widespread subspecies of A. retroflexa, and it occurs largely on mountain slopes where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wemmershoek Mountains to the Cape Peninsula, Hangklip and Agulhas, but absent on the Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone fynbos, lower slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus retroflexa L. subsp. retroflexa | 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.
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. 2009. Aspalathus retroflexa L. subsp. retroflexa. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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