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Scientific Name | Aspalathus argyrophanes R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 266 km²) endemic to the Albany Centre of Endemism, this species' habitat is still 98% intact and it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Restricted to a very small area around Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Rocky slopes and hillsides in Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is still 98% intact (Mucina and Rutherford 2006) and it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus argyrophanes R.Dahlgren | 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.
Mucina, L. and Rutherford, M.C. (eds). 2006. The vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Strelitzia 19. South African National Biodiversity 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. 2009. Aspalathus argyrophanes R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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