| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Lachnaea penicillata Meisn. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 14: 421 (1841) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1300m |
| Description | branchlets slender, in youth densely white sericeous, leaves deccusate, 2-4mm, lanceolate, triquetrous, acute, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, lobes of calyx acute |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lachnaea passerhoides N.E.Br. Passerina bruniades Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. Passerina brunioides Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |