| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Amphithalea tortilis (E.Mey.) Steud. trib. Liparieae |
| Bibliography | Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 80 (1840) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | very branched, leaves lanceolate, adaxially tomentose, glabrescent, patent, margins revolute, flowers minute, sessile, calyx thinly sericeous, lobes subulate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Amphithalea vogelii Walp. Coelidium tortile (E.Mey.) Druce Coelidium vogelii Walp. Ingenhoussia tortilis E.Mey. Sarcophyllus gnidioides Willd. ex Walp. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |