Botanical name
Aspalathus oblongifoliaFamily
FabaceaeStatus
Vulnerable
Description
Erect, often rod-like shrublet up to 1m. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets oblong-oblanceolate, shortly hairy or subglabrous, on prominent, nearly spur-like tubercles (small, rounded protuberance); flowers single on short shoots, scattered, pale yellow, wings and keel silky, calyx shortly hairy, lobes ovate-triangular.
More noticeable after fire.
Habitat
Lowland fynbos, below 350m
Flower Date
January to April