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Scientific Name | Aspalathus ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. kardouwensis R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2020/09/14 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Aspalathus ulicina subs. kardouwensis is a very rare, range-restricted taxon known from only five collections from montane areas where it is not suspected to be threatened. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is less than 189 km². It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon is endemic to the Western Cape, from Citrusdal to Porterville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| It has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. kardouwensis R.Dahlgren | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1968. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 6. The Aspalathus frankenioides, nivea, juniperina, rubens, and divaricata groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 21:8-304.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2020. Aspalathus ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. kardouwensis R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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