Aspalathus quinquefolia, the fiveleaf Capegorse, is a small to medium-sized shrub belonging to the family Fabaceae.http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=364-398 SANBI Redlist The species is endemic to the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos.https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475755-1 Plants of the World Online
The species has subspecies: Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. compacta R.Dahlgren Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. quinquefolia Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren
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