Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus venosa E.Mey.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2005/09/13
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO 250 km², a habitat specialist of areas that are sheltered from Rooibos tea cultivation and too frequent fire, therefore unlikely to be threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Bokkeveld Escarpment, Gifberg and Matsikamma Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Pockets of sandy soils in rocky sandstone pavements.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus venosa E.Mey.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus venosa E.Mey.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
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.


Helme, N. 2004. The vegetation of Matsikamma Mountain, with some comments on Endemicity. Plantlife 30:5-16.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Aspalathus venosa E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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