Botanical name

Sebaea sulphurea

Family

Gentianaceae

Common Name

Yellowwort
Sebaea sulphurea
Sebaea sulphurea
Sebaea sulphurea
Sebaea sulphurea

Description

Dainty annual up to 15cm. Leaves ovate; flowers 5-lobed, sulphury-yellow; calyx lobes winged, stigmas ligulate (strap-shaped); flowers spirally twisted in bud.

Habitat

Sandstone slopes

Flower Date

September to November