Botanical name

Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata

Family

Fabaceae
Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata
Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata
Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata
Aspalathus quinquefolia subsp. virgata

Description

Erect or sprawling shrub to 1m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets oblong-elliptic, flat, weak, grey-silky or sub-glabrous; flowers in terminal spikes, pale to bright yellow, wings and keel silky, calyx silky, lobes triangular or narrowly triangular.

Habitat

Coastal lowland and mountain fynbos

Flower Date

August to January