Botanical name
Indigofera brachystachyaFamily
FabaceaeCommon Name
BeesbossieDescription
Dense shrub up to 1m, but usually smaller plants seen; stems densely grey-hairy. Leaves pinnately 5-7-foliolate, leaflets shortly hairy above, midrib prominent beneath. Flowers mauve, pink to pale pink, petals persistent, back of standard petal white-silky. Pods hairy.
Habitat
Coastal fynbos, limestone
Flower Date
November to September, mostly seen after fire