Aspalathus securifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.

A fairly robust, ascending or erect shrub, (0.2-)0.5-1.2 m tall, relatively much branched. Young branches densely short-tomentose. Leaves on young long-shoots without axillary brachyblasts; their leaflets broadly oblanceolate or spathulate(-obovate), 5-20(often ±10) x 3-4(-7) mm, carnose or coriaceous, rather smooth(indistinctly veined), mucronulate or apiculate, fresh green, glabrous except on the tapering base. Inflorescence a head-like umbel of (6-)10-16 rather long-pedicellate flowers. Bract linear or subfiliform, 3-7 mm long, puberulous (situated at the base of the pedicel). Pedicel rather slender, (1.5-)3-5 mm long, puberulous. Bracteoles subulate-linear, usually 2-3 mm long. Calyx infundibular-campanulate, tomentulose; lobes subulate, (or very narrowly triangular), 2-5 mm long, subglabrous, green or often reddish or purplish. Petals light yellow. Standard blade circular, 5-6 x 5-6 mm, obtuse, short-sericeous on the back. Wing blades very narrowly elliptic, 7-8 x ±2.5 mm, short-sericeous on the lower third or less. Keel blades 6-7 x ±3 mm, short-sericeous on most parts. Pistil sericeous on the ovary and upper parts of style base; ovules 4. Pods not seen.