Botanical name

Aspalathus sericea

Family

Fabaceae

Common Name

Seelkapelbos, Silky Pea
Aspalathus sericea
Aspalathus sericea
Aspalathus sericea
Aspalathus sericea
Aspalathus sericea

Description

Slender shrublet with rod-like branches to 1m. Leaves 3-foliolate, median leaflet elliptic-lanceolate, thinly silky, lateral leaflets mostly reduced or lacking; flowers crowded in terminal spikes, pale to bright-yellow, fading brownish; calyx silky.

Habitat

Coastal fynbos and flats below 300m

Flower Date

September to January