Botanical name
Tephrosia capensis var. capensisFamily
FabaceaeCommon Name
Fish BeanDescription
Trailing, straggly shrublet, thinly hairy. Leaves sparse, pinnate on 20mm long stalks, each consisting of 3-6 pairs of linear-elliptic leaflets up to 20mm long with pointed tips; flowers rose-red, scattered, on slender racemes. Pods hairy, opaque with numerous seeds.
Habitat
Coastal dunes to high mountain slopes
Flower Date
August to June