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Scientific Name | Aspalathus sanguinea Thunb. subsp. foliosa R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.L. Schutte-Vlok |
Justification | EOO 313 km², six to 10 known locations are declining due to alien plant invasion, agriculture and urban expansion around Stilbaai, Riversdale and Albertinia. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riversdale plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal sands. |
Threats |
| Severely threatened by invasive alien plants throughout its range
Urban development is a past and ongoing threat around Still Bay, Riversdale and Albertinia. Crop cultivation is a severe ongoing threat around Albertinia. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus sanguinea Thunb. subsp. foliosa R.Dahlgren | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1966. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 5. The Aspalathus carnosa, aciphylla, pachyloba, arida, pinguis, spinosa and sanguinea groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 11(1):7-266.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2007. Aspalathus sanguinea Thunb. subsp. foliosa R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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