| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Gnidia penicillata Licht. ex Meisn. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 14: 448 (1840) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 60-700m |
| Description | branchlets at first reddish and pubescent, in time glabrous, leaves opposite, linear, obtuse, white ciliate, then glabrous, flowers 2-6, terminal, calyx lobes ovate, acute |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Craspedostoma penicillatum (Licht. ex Meisn.) Domke |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |