Aspalathus abietina

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

Aspalathus abietina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Aspalathus
Species:	A. abietina
Binomial name
Aspalathus abietina Thunb.
Synonyms
Achyronia abietina (Thunb.) Kuntze Achyronia fornicata (Benth.) Kuntze Aspalathus filifolia E.Mey. Aspalathus fornicata Benth. Aspalathus retroflexa Eckl. & Zeyh. Paraspalathus crocea C.Presl

Aspalathus abietina, commonly known as the fir Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.^[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Wolseley to the Cape Peninsula and southwards to the Anysberg in the Bredasdorp district. The plant has a range of 12 858 km² and there are ten subpopulations. It has already lost habitat on the Cape Flats and the population is currently stable.^[2]