Aspalathus pedunculata Houtt.

An erect, much branched shrub 1-2 m tall. Young branches slender, densely short-and white-velutinous. Leaflets linear, 3-5 mm long, ±0.6 mm thick, terete or very slightly flattened, obtuse, soft, densely short-sericeous or white-puberulous. Bract narrowly triangular to oblong, 0.5-1.5 mm long, obtuse, puberulous. Pedicel 1-2.2 mm long, short-and white-pubescent. Bracteoles similar to the bract, 0.4-1.2 mm long. Calyx campanulate, densely short-sericeous or puberulous; lobes triangular-linear, (0.7-)1-1.5 mm long, obtuse, white-puberulous. Petals light or pale yellow. Standard blade broadly ovate or elliptic, 6-7.5 x 4.5-6.2 mm, obtuse-acute and slightly incurved apically, short-sericeous on the back. Wing blades very narrowly elliptic, 5.5-7 x 2.2-2.8 mm, short-sericeous on lower half or less. Keel 5-5.7 x 3-3.6 mm, sericeous on lower third or half, with ± straight upper half of ovary and on style base; ovules 2. Pod obliquely lanceolate, 12-15 x 4.2-5.2 mm, densely silky sericeous on most parts.