Nemesia ligulata

Annual up to 40 cm. Leaves opposite, lance-shaped, slightly toothed. Flowers (August to October) equally spaced on stalks in a cluster (raceme), palate with 2 velvety yellow bosses, upper lobes linear and white, spur 6 to 12 mm long.

Distribution in the Hex

Sandy slopes and flats of Hex River Arid Alluvium Fynbos.

References

• Manning, J. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: the Core Cape flora, Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
• https://operationwildflower.org.za/index.php/albums/herbs/nemesia-ligulata-judd-1-2237