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Scientific Name | Aspalathus astroites L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Achyronia astroites (L.) Kuntze |
Common Names | Keurtjiedoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 3983 km²) that occurs in montane habitat where it is well protected and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Du Toit's Kloof and southwards to the Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, sandy soil on middle and lower slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus astroites L. | 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 astroites L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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