Aspalathus petersonii R.Dahlgren

A densely branched shrub 0.6-2 m tall, often with wide circumference. Old branches grey, younger branches ascending, rather slender, with leafy tips, densely white-tomentose. Leaflets linear, 5-15(-more than 20) mm and 0.7-0.9(-1.3) mm broad, generally ± flat, rarely subterete, obtuse, flexible, often ± incurved, (from nearly glabrous and green to) densely white-villous. Inflorescences unifloral (rarely bifloral), on lateral short-shoots, distributed along the branches. Bract (0.4-)1-2 x 0.2-0.3 mm, puberulous. Bracteoles 0.2-0.4 mm long. Calyx tube ±3.5 mm long, ± puberulous; lobes (triangular-) linear-subulate, 1.3-2 mm long, acute, green and subglabrous or grey-puberulous. Petals light yellow. Standard blade 6.5-8.2 x 4.7-6.5 mm, with ± incurved, acute apex, pubescent on the base and generally on the apical parts (up to ± third) of the back. Wing blades (4.3-)5-6.5 x 1.9-2.5 mm, glabrous, with 4-5 rows of minute folds on the basal parts. Keel blades (4.4-)5-6 x 2.5-3.1 mm, glabrous. Pistil pubescent on upper half of the ovary and on upper parts of half or more of the style; ovules 2 or up to 6; stigma regular, capitate. Pod triangular-lanceolate, 9-10 x 3-3.5 mm, sericeous on most parts.