Flora Detail
| Common Name | Butterfly Bush, false pea (Eng) Skaapertjie,(Afr) |
| Family | Polygalaceae |
| Date Observed | 20-09-2021 |
| Category | Shrubs |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 3329RG |
| Flowering Time | Spring,Summer |
| Colour | Pink to Mauve |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | Few |
| Nature Reserve | Few |
| Small Holding | Few |
| Village | |
| Greater Rooiels | |
Polygala bracteolata
Information
Butterfly Bush, false pea (Eng) Skaapertjie,(Afr)
Some European species supposedly increased the milk yield in cows.
Few-branched, erect or spreading shrub up to 1m. Leaves are lance-shaped to narrow, 3cm long on long stalks; flowers are pink, magenta and rarely white, borne in crowded clusters at ends of main branches; one keel-shaped petal has a long white brush-like tip; hairy side petals.