Aspalathus spinosa

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

Aspalathus spinosa, the dancing thorn and common spiny Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.[2]

The species has three subspecies:

  • Aspalathus spinosa subsp. flavispina (C.Presl ex Benth.) R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus spinosa subsp. glauca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
  • Aspalathus spinosa subsp. spinosa

References

  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme: Aspalathus spinosa L. subsp. spinosa". SANBI Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  2. ^ "Aspalathus spinosa L." Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
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