Aspalathus vermiculata Lam.

Shrub (0.4-)0.7-2 m tall. Branches rather weak and slender; young ones white-tomentulose or short-villous. Leaflets linear, ± sausage-shaped, less than 1-2.5(-4) mm long, sparsely puberulous or glabrous, pale green. Inflorescences terminal, comprising clusters of 1-4 (rarely to 6) flowers attached at almost the same point. Bract elongate, 0.3-0.8 mm long, puberulous. Bracteoles 0.2-0.6 mm long. Calyx short-sericeous; lobes 0.5-1.5 mm long, pale green, puberulous (glabrescent). Petals bright yellow, standing at a narrow angle to the floral axis, making the flower narrow. Standard blade (5-)5.5-6.5 x 3.5-4.5 mm, subacute, short-sericeous(-tomentulose) on the back, glabrous on the front. Wing blades linear, 4.4-5.4 x 1.5-1.9 mm, short-sericeous on most of the outside, except on upper basal parts, provided there with ±4 rows of minute folds. Keel blades 3.9-4.5 x 2-2.4 mm, short-sericeous on most parts. Pistil rather long sericeous on upper and lateral parts of ovary and on style base. Pod triangular-lanceolate, 9.5-11 x 3.5-4.5 mm, grey-sericeous.