Aspalathus albens
Species of plant
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Aspalathus albens, the whitewashed Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. It occurs from southern Namaqualand to the Cape Peninsula. It has a range of 26 921 km2 and there are twenty subpopulations remaining. The plant has lost habitat and is locally extinct on the Cape Flats. Urban development is a threat at Mamre and Atlantis while crop cultivation is a threat between Hopefield and Darling. Invasive plants are also a threat between Hopefield and Melkbosstrand. Wildfire prevention is also a threat to the plant, as it requires fire to reproduce.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aspalathus |
| Species: | A. albens |
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