Aspalathus callosa

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Aspalathus callosa
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. callosa
Binomial name
Aspalathus callosa
Synonyms
  • Achyronia callosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Paraspalathus callosa (L.) C.Presl
  • Paraspalathus fagonioides C.Presl

Aspalathus callosa, the honeybush Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and forms part of the fynbos. It occurs in the Cape Peninsula up to Bredasdorp, has a range of 23 087 km² and the total population is currently stable.[2]

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