Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Aspalathus inops Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 197 (1836) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves spathulate-oblong, acute, rigid, abaxially uninerved, flowers 2-4, terminal, sessile, bracts very small, calyx hirsute, lobes subulate, pod ovoid |
Size | 10-15cm |
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 | Achyronia capitella (Burch. ex Benth.) Kuntze Aspalathus capitella Burch. ex Benth. Aspalathus stenophylla ssp. garciniana R.Dahlgren |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |