Botanical name

Thesium strictum

Family

Santalaceae

Common Name

Teringbos
Thesium strictum
Thesium strictum
Thesium strictum
Thesium strictum
Thesium strictum
Thesium strictum

Description

Sparsely leafy, upright, broom-like shrub up to 2m. Lower leaves needle-like, up to 6cm long, upper much shorter, the base adpressed to stem; flowers crowded on short branches to form a flat-topped inflorescence, whitish, petals triangular, tube cup-shaped.

 

Habitat

Sandstone slopes

Flower Date

September to February