Aspalathus tridentata

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

Aspalathus tridentata, the trident Capegorse, is a small to medium shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape and occurs from the Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Swellendam and is part of the fynbos.

The species has four subspecies:

References

  1. ↑ "Aspalathus tridentata L." SANBI Redlist.
  2. ↑ "Aspalathus tridentata L." Plants of the World Online.