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Aspalathus carnosa, commonly known as the fleshy capegorse or cat's tail fynbos, is a shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa and forms part of the fynbos. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula to the mouth of the Palmiet River.
Aspalathus abietina · Leafthorn Capegorse · Aspalathus acuminata · Whitewashed Capegorse · Spiderweb Capegorse · Aspalathus aspalathoides · Aspalathus astroites · Twin Capegorse · Aspalathus callosa · Cape Capegorse · Heady Capegorse · Aspalathus cephalotes
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus carnosa 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.
