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Scientific Name | Aspalathus vulnerans Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Achyronia vulnerans (Thunb.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/21 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This common to locally dominant species has lost some habitat to crop cultivation in the Olifants River Valley, however it thrives in disturbed conditions and is not at risk of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg to Olifants River Valley, also occurs on the Piketberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy soils in river valleys, particularly on river banks and mountain foothills. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus vulnerans Thunb. | 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.
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.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Aspalathus vulnerans Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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