Botanical name
Aspalathus sericeaFamily
FabaceaeCommon Name
Seelkapelbos, Silky PeaDescription
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