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Aspalathus abietina, the fir Capegorse, is a small to medium shrub in the pea family, endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is a fynbos plant rarely grown outside its native range, and it needs well-drained soil and full sun.
Aspalathus abietina, commonly known as the fir Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Wolseley to the Cape Peninsula and southwards to the Anysberg in the Bredasdorp district. The plant has a range of 12 858 km2 and there are ten subpopulations. It has already lost habitat on the Cape Flats and the population is currently stable.
Leafthorn Capegorse · Aspalathus acuminata · Whitewashed Capegorse · Spiderweb Capegorse · Aspalathus aspalathoides · Aspalathus astroites · Twin Capegorse · Aspalathus callosa · Cape Capegorse · Heady Capegorse · Aspalathus carnosa · Aspalathus cephalotes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus abietina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
