Aspalathus inops Eckl. & Zeyh.

Ascending, decumbent or procumbent low shrublet, with branches up to 0.3 m long, densely to sparsely branched. Young branches densely short-tomentose. Leaves on the youngest parts of the branches often without axillary short-shoot. Leaflets flat, oblanceolate, spathulate or linear, (2-)4-9 x 1-1.5 mm, thick, apiculate or mucronulate (not pungent), with distinct midvein, green, glabrous or with short sparse hairs. Inflorescence a terminal group or head of (2-)4-10(-12) flowers. Bract linear-subulate, 1.5-3.5 mm long, canaliculate, weak, sparsely hairy. Pedicel shorter than 1 mm, short-tomentose. Bracteoles not seen in the material (caducous). Calyx campanulate, short-tomentose; lobes subulate, 2-3.5 mm long, weak, pubescent. Petals yellow (-reddish). Standard blade circular or ovate, 5-6.5 x 4-6.5 mm, obtuse, short tomentose on the back. Wing blades oblong, 4-5 x 1.5-2 mm, ± pubescent on the lower half of the outside. Keel blades 4-5 x ±2.5 mm, lunate, pubescent on most parts. Pistil short-sericeous on ovary and upper side of style base; ovules 2. Pods not seen.