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Aspalathus astroites

Aspalathus astroites
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Aspalathus astroites is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. It occurs in the Cape Peninsula up to Du Toitskloof and southwards to the Kleinrivier Mountains, it has an area of occurrence of 3983 km² and the population is stable.

Other Aspalathus plants

Aspalathus abietina · Leafthorn Capegorse · Aspalathus acuminata · Whitewashed Capegorse · Spiderweb Capegorse · Aspalathus aspalathoides · Twin Capegorse · Aspalathus callosa · Cape Capegorse · Heady Capegorse · Aspalathus carnosa · Aspalathus cephalotes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus astroites by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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