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Scientific Name | Aspalathus vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C1 |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/21 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO <40 km², less than 10 locations and fewer than 10 000 mature individuals remain. At least 10% of this species' habitat has been transformed to pasture and degraded by alien plant invasion and livestock grazing in the past 30 years (generation length 10 years) and decline continues. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern slopes of the Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld-fynbos transition on lower slopes, on thin sands mixed with gravel on horizontal sandstone rocks, 600 m. |
Threats |
| Pines, Hakea and Black Wattle are the predominant threat.
Livestock grazing soon after fire on the northern side of Garcia's Pass is a
threat to this species.
There has been a loss of habitat of much more than 10% in the past three generations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Aspalathus vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren | Uncertain | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Aspalathus vulpina Garab. ex R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/26 |
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