Aspalathus pedicellata Harv.

A decumbent, procumbent or prostrate shrublet, growing in loose clumps or sometimes almost matted, with slender or basally sometimes rather thick branches, densely or rather sparsely branched; young branches glabrous or ± densely appressed-puberulous. Leaflets linear, 1.5-5(-6.5) x 0.2-0.8 mm, subterete or slightly compressed, acute, apiculate to mucronulate, straight or ± incurved, light or pale green (to nearly glaucous), glabrous. Inflorescences consisting of 1 or 2 (-5) flowers on branchlet tips, if more than 1 then attached almost at the same point. Bract subulate, 0.4-1.5 mm long, acuminate or apiculate, subglabrous. Pedicel 1-2.7 mm long, glabrous or puberulous. Bracteoles 0.3-0.9 mm long. Calyx externally glabrous, pale to ± purplish; lobes narrowly triangular, 1.5-3 mm long, green or ± purplish, with acuminate, not spiny apex. Petals light to bright yellow or standard back ± purple. Standard blade 4.8-7.5 x 5-8(-8.5) mm, densely (rarely sparsely) sericeous on the back. Wing blades (3.1-)3.7-5.5 x 1.5-2.7 mm, with ±4 rows of minute folds. Keel blades 4.5-6(-6.5) x 2.3-3.4 mm, with convex upper margin. Pistil usually short-hairy only on the upper side of the ovary (rarely also on its sides); ovules 2-4. Pod narrowly and obliquely ovate, 9-10.5 x 3.5-4.4 mm, subglabrous, pale or dark grey.