Aspalathus spinosa
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| Aspalathus spinosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Aspalathus |
| Species: | A. spinosa |
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| Aspalathus spinosa | |
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Aspalathus spinosa, the dancing thorn and common spiny Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.[1] The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.[2]
The species has three subspecies:
- Aspalathus spinosa subsp. flavispina (C.Presl ex Benth.) R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus spinosa subsp. glauca (Eckl. & Zeyh.) R.Dahlgren
- Aspalathus spinosa subsp. spinosa
