| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Gnidia compacta (C.H.Wright) J.H.Ross |
| Bibliography | Bothalia 10: 435 (1971) |
| Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal and Free State |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2800m |
| Description | branches densely leafy, leaves alternate, imbricate, oblong, obtuse, abaxially long pilose, on both faces verrucose, flowers in terminal clusters, calyx yellow, waxy |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Arthrosolen compactus C.H.Wright |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |