Botanical name

Aspalathus ciliaris

Family

Fabaceae

Common Name

Cape Gorse, Hairy Pea
Aspalathus ciliaris
Aspalathus ciliaris
Aspalathus ciliaris
Aspalathus ciliaris
Aspalathus ciliaris
Aspalathus ciliaris

Description

Erect or sprawling shrublet up to 1.5m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets linear to awl-shaped, often slightly incurved, glabrous or softly-hairy; bright yellow flowers are in terminal heads and fade to red, brown or black; wings glabrous, keel with pointed tip, glabrous; calyx woolly.

Latin: cilium, cilia; delicate hairs resembling eyelashes, especially such as form a fringe to the margins of the leaves.

Habitat

Lowland fynbos

Flower Date

September to February