Aspalathus quinquefolia

Aspalathus quinquefolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aspalathus
Species:
A. quinquefolia
Binomial name
Aspalathus quinquefolia

Aspalathus quinquefolia, the fiveleaf Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos.[2]

The species has subspecies:

  • Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. compacta R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. quinquefolia
  • Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren

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