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Scientific Name | Aspalathus ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ulicina |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Achyronia ulicina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2020/09/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Aspalathus ulicina subsp. ulicina is a rare, range-restricted taxon that occurs in montane habitat where it is not threatened. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 401 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 mountains around Tulbagh in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in deeper sandy soils at the base of mountain 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. ulicina | 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.
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. 2020. Aspalathus ulicina Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. ulicina. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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