Botanical name

Muraltia satureioides

Family

Polygalaceae

Common Name

Skilpadbossie
Muraltia satureioides
Muraltia satureioides
Muraltia satureioides
Muraltia satureioides
Muraltia satureioides
Muraltia satureioides

Description

Sprawling shrublet with spreading branches up to 60cm. Leaves are stalkless, clustered (fascicled), oblong, spine-tipped, shortly hairy on margins and keel; flowers are pink or white, short-stalked, in axil of leaf; capsules (seedpods) are bristly and prominently horned.

Latin: satur = sated, full; referring to the densely leafy habit of the plant.

After: Johannes von Muralt (1645-1733), Swiss surgeon and botanist.

Habitat

Coastal, calcareous sands

Flower Date

September to October