Aspalathus spinescens

Aspalathus spinescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aspalathus
Species:
A. spinescens
Binomial name
Aspalathus spinescens
Synonyms
  • Achyronia spinescens (Thunb.) Kuntze

Aspalathus spinescens is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. The population is stable.[2]

The species has two subspecies:

  • Aspalathus spinescens subsp. lepida (E.Mey.) R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus spinescens subsp. spinescens

References

  1. ^ "Aspalathus spinescens Thunb". SANBI Redlist.
  2. ^ "Aspalathus spinescens Thunb". Plants of the World Online.