| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lessertia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Druce trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Vicia capensis P.J.Bergius |
| Lessertia astragalina Meisn. | |
| Lessertia pulchra Sims | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets obovate, cuneate or obcordate, rigid, glabrous, stipules ovate-lanceolate, acute, racemes shortly pedunculate, dense, few flowered |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | bright purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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