Botanical name

Gnidia pinifolia

Family

Thymelaeaceae

Common Name

Pine-leaved Saffron Bush, Juffertjie-roer-by-die-nag, Aandbossie
Gnidia pinifolia
Gnidia pinifolia
Gnidia pinifolia
Gnidia pinifolia
Gnidia pinifolia
Gnidia pinifolia

Description

Erect, single-stemmed shrublet up to 80cm. Leaves narrow, alternate, almost needle-like, crowded. Flowers are hairy, in groups of 10 or more at branch tips, pinkish opening to white, with a silky tube and 4 fleshy petal-like scales at the mouth; night scented.

Common name, 'Juffertjie-roer-by-die-nag' means 'young-lady-gad-about-at-night' and refers to the strong evening or night scent of this species which supposedly causes young ladies to roam about at night.

Habitat

Flats and low to middle slopes

Flower Date

January to December