Aspalathus hystrix
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| Aspalathus hystrix | |
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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. hystrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspalathus hystrix L.f. | |
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Aspalathus hystrix, commonly known as the porcupine Capegorse, is a small to medium shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Ladismith to Laingsburg and Willowmore where it is part of the fynbos.[2]