| Aspalathus cephalotes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aspalathus |
| Species: | A. cephalotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspalathus cephalotes | |
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Aspalathus cephalotes, the purplehead Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos.
The species has three subspecies:
- Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. cephalotes
- Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. obscurifolia R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus cephalotes subsp. violacea R.Dahlgren