Aspalathus spinosa, the dancing thorn and common spiny Capegorse, is a shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae. The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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
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