Biology:Aspalathus acuminata

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Short description: Species of plant

Aspalathus acuminata
File:Aspalathus acuminata ssp. pungens.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aspalathus
Species:
A. acuminata
Binomial name
Aspalathus acuminata
Lam.
Synonyms
  • Achyronia acuminata (Lam.) Kuntze

Aspalathus acuminata, the longtip 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 two subspecies:

  • Aspalathus acuminata subsp. acuminata
  • Aspalathus acuminata subsp. pungens (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15502737 entry