| Family | POLYGALACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygala asbestina Burch. |
| Bibliography | Trav. S. Africa 1: 543 (1822) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 90-2600m |
| Description | pubescent, leaves flat, petiolate, thick, the lower obovate or orbiculate, the upper oblong, tapered to base, mucronate, racemes lateral, 2-3-flowered, bracts deciduous |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | greenish |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |