| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Lachnaea laxa (C.H.Wright) Beyers |
| Bibliography | Bothalia 27: 45 (1997) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 400-2200m |
| Description | branchlets glabrescent, leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, acute, convex, glabrous, flowers solitary, terminal, calyx outside sericeous, lobes ovate, acute, petals scaly |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cryptadenia laxa C.H.Wright |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |