Species Aspalathus hirta
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Range:
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Etymology of Aspalathus:
From aspalathos, a scented bush that grew in Greece, now in the related genus Astragalus.
Etymology of hirta:
From the Latin hirtus = 'hairy' and flora = 'flower'
Scientific name:
Aspalathus hirta E. Mey.
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Synonym status:
Shrub, 0.8--2 m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets needle-like or slightly angular, pungent. Flowers scattered, bright yellow, keel shortly hairy below, calyx shortly hairy, lobes needle-like. Sept.--Dec. Mountain fynbos, 250--700 m, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (Bokkeveld to Kouga Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Aspalathus hirta
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Aspalathus hirta
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Name of observer:
Maarten Groos (David)
Date observed:
26/09/2006 - 7:45pm
Collection:
Aspalathus hirta
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
26/10/2008 - 12:59am
Collection:
Aspalathus hirta
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Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2014 - 10:59am
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