Botanical name

Podalyria argentea

Family

Fabaceae

Common Name

Keurtjie, Wilde-ertjie, Bush Sweet Pea.

Status

Endangered

Podalyria argentea
Podalyria argentea
Podalyria argentea
Podalyria argentea
Podalyria argentea
Podalyria argentea

Description

Much-branched, resprouting shrub to 40cm. Leaves 1-foliolate, elliptic to broadly elliptic, silky above, rusty-felted beneath; showy flowers bright pink with white centre, bracts broadly ovate, pointed.

Latin: argentum, silver; -eum, resemblance in colour: referring to silvery-grey leaves.

Habitat

Sandstone lower slopes

Flower Date

September to November

Threatened plant Species
Identification

CR    Critically Endangered 
EN  Endangered  
VU  Vulnerable
NT   Near Threatened 
R Rare