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Scientific Name | Aspalathus acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus chamissonis Vogel |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<1350 km², nine locations remain. Available habitat has been extensively transformed to wheat cultivation and this species is still declining due to urban expansion, alien plant invasions and too infrequent fire in remaining renosterveld fragments. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hopefield to Tygerberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Renosterveld on red clay soils (does not occur on sandy marine soils), 200-300 m. |
Threats |
| Urban development (severe, past, present and future threat), especially around Malmesbury and Durbanville.
Agriculture was a severe past threat - over 70% of this species' habitat was lost in the past 70 years.
Degradation of habitat associated with fragmentation is a threat, this includes invasion of alien grasses and irregular fire frequencies. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. | Indeterminate | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2009. Aspalathus acanthophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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