| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotononis varia (E.Mey.) Steud. trib. Crotalarieae |
| Bibliography | Nomecl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 73 (1841) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | glabrous or thinly pubescent, stipules in pairs, foliate, ovate or oblong, leaflets obovate to cuneate, mucronate, flowers in umbel or in interrupted raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lotononis excisa (E.Mey.) Steud. Lotononis prostrata var. glabrior Benth. Lotononis stipularis Schltr. Polylobium varium (E.Mey.) C.Presl Telina excisa E.Mey. Telina varia E.Mey. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |