Botanical name

Psoralea restioides

Family

Fabaceae

Common Name

Siren's Tresses
Psoralea restioides
Psoralea restioides

Description

Reseeding, soft, rush-like shrublet up to 40cm. Leaves needle-like up to 3cm long, subtended by large stipules joined to the petioles. Solitary blue or purple flowers with white nectar patch on stalks up to 10mm long; hairless calyx.

Habitat

Mountain and lowland fynbos in marshy areas

Flower Date

August to December