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Aspalathus obliqua
Bokkeveld Phoenix is a small South African shrub from the pea family, found only in the Kouebokkeveld Mountains of the Northern Cape. It is threatened in the wild, so it is mainly of interest to specialist and conservation growers rather than everyday gardens.
Aspalathus obliqua is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae endemic to the Kouebokkeveld Mountains in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is threatened with extinction.
Aspalathus obliqua is found in Bokkeveld Sandstone fynbos habitat, on deep sandy flats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus obliqua 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.
