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Scientific Name | Aspalathus rostrata Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aspalathus rostrata is a rare, range-restricted species, but it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape, where it occurs from the Hex River Pass to the northern slopes of the Langeberg in the Koo Valley west of Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos |
Description | It is localized to ecotones between dry mountain fynbos and renosterveld on lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Recent field observations indicate no severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species is a rare and localized habitat specialist, and is known from only five subpopulations. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus rostrata Benth. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus rostrata Benth. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus rostrata Benth. | 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Aspalathus rostrata Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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