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Diagnostics: lax habit, hairy trifoliate leaves, 9–18 mm long, small pointed gland at top of sheath on the outside, margins inrolled beneath
Habitat: low lying clayish soil
Notes: scarce species restricted to small patches of natural fynbos left on the northern Cape Flats, point at top of sheath is diagnostic but difficult to spot

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Andrew Massyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrew Massyn
2. (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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