Aspalathus acocksii (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren

A sparingly branched, erect, rigid shrub up to ±1 m tall. Young branches densely and shortly tomentose. Leaves trifoliolate, on a convex tomentose leaf base tubercle; soon with axillary short-shoot. Leaflets flat, linear-oblong(-oblanceolate), rather thick; those of long-shoot leaves 6-9 x up to ±1 mm, glabrous, puberulous or short-sericeous; short-shoot leaves with smaller, subglabrous leaflets. Inflorescence a compact, ovate to subglobose spike with about 15-25 flowers; flowers larger than those of A. quinquefolia. Bract obovate or oblanceolate, 5-11 x (1-)3-5 mm, tapering-acuminate at apex, sericeous. Pedicel extremely short. Bracteoles narrowly lanceolate or linear, 7-10 x 0.5-1 mm, flexible, hairy. Calyx densely long-and white-sericeous; lobes linear-subulate, 5.5-7.5 mm long, weak, sericeous. Petals bright yellow. Standard blade ovate, 11-13 x 11-13 mm, apically rounded, short-sericeous on the back. Wing petals lunate-oblong, 11-12.5 x 4-5 mm, subglabrous or short-sericeous on lower basal fourth or less, with several rows of minute folds on basal third. Keel blades lunate, 7-8 x 3-3.5 mm, with rather prominent basal pouch, sericeous except along upper margins. Pistil short-sericeous on ovary and style base; ovules 2; stigma regular-capitate. Pods not seen.