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Scientific Name | Aspalathus pinea Thunb. subsp. caudata R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This rare, range-restricted taxon is known from five locations and is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon has a limited distribution range in the mountains between Stellenbosch, Paarl and Worcester in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in moderate to high-altitude sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| Escaped seedlings from timber plantations are spreading into this taxon's habitat at two locations, and may outcompete native species if left unmanaged. |
Population |
This taxon is known from five scattered localities in the Wemmershoek, Jonkershoek and Kogelberg mountains. It is possibly overlooked and more common than records suggest.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus pinea Thunb. subsp. caudata R.Dahlgren | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1963. Studies on Aspalathus and some related genera in South Africa. Opera Botanica 9(1):1-301.
Dahlgren, R. 1965. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 4. The Aspalathus ericifolia, parviflora, calcarata, desertorum, macrantha, pinea, rostrata, filicaulis, laricifolia and longifolia groups. Opera Botanica 10(1):1-231.
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.
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. 2018. Aspalathus pinea Thunb. subsp. caudata R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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