Aspalathus laricifolia P.J.Bergius

Species

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Characteristics

Sprawling shrublet, 0.15-0.50(-1.20) m high; sparingly branched, branchlets densely villous and leafy. Leaflets linear 3-7(-12) mm long, subterete, acute to acuminate, slightly incurved, green, densely silvery pubescent. Inflorescences unifloral; flowers scattered, on branch ends of lateral short-shoots. Flowers yellow, relatively large; wing blades ? 6.5 mm long; keel ± beak-like, glabrous. Calyx densely villous; lobes narrowly triangular, acuminate or with short apical mucro. Petals: standard mostly pubescent abaxially. Flowering time Sept.-Dec. Pod entirely woolly, widely lanceolate.
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Sprawling shrublet to 50 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets subterete, often slightly incurved, glabrous to densely silvery hairy. Flowers solitary on short shoots, scattered, pale or bright yellow, wings and keel glabrous, calyx densely hairy, lobes narrowly triangular, weak, hairy.
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Distribution

Aspalathus laricifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475629-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211401
COL ID HB3Q
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Synonyms

Aspalathus laricifolia Aspalathus laricina Aspalathus sericantha Achyronia laricifolia Aspalathus hilaris Aspalathus laricifolia subsp. laricifolia

Lower taxons

Aspalathus laricifolia subsp. canescens