| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Aspalathus alpestris (Benth.) R.Dahlgren trib. Crotalarieae |
| Bibliography | Opera Bot. 9: 210 (1963) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | glabrous, leaves ovate-cordate, prickly mucronate, entire, many nerved, flowers pedicellate of 2-3, calyx lobes narrow, pungent, pod acute, glabrous |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Borbonia alpestris Benth. Borbonia pungens Mundt ex Benth. Borbonia trinervia Thunb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |