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Aspalathus spinosa
Spiny Capegorse (Aspalathus spinosa) is a spiny, low shrub in the pea family from South Africa's Cape region, grown mainly in dry, sunny gardens. It needs excellent drainage and very little water once established.
Aspalathus spinosa, the dancing thorn and common spiny Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
The species has three subspecies:
Aspalathus abietina · Leafthorn Capegorse · Aspalathus acuminata · Whitewashed Capegorse · Spiderweb Capegorse · Aspalathus aspalathoides · Aspalathus astroites · Twin Capegorse · Aspalathus callosa · Cape Capegorse · Heady Capegorse · Aspalathus carnosa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus spinosa 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.
