Aspalathus acuminata
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| Aspalathus acuminata | |
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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. acuminata |
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| Aspalathus acuminata Lam. | |
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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
