Phylica imberbis (Hairy Hardleaf/Hardebos) is a small, erect, South African fynbos shrublet, typically 30-60 cm tall, with woody stems and densely hairy branchlets. It is endemic to the Western Cape, featuring small, needle-like, leathery, or ericoid leaves with rolled-down margins. The plant produces fluffy white, or whitish-yellow flowers in rounded, stem-tip, or terminal heads from December to March. 
Key details about Phylica imberbis:
Appearance: A compact, rounded, woody, and hairy, or shrublet.
Leaves: Small, leathery, linear or lanceolate, with rolled-down (revolute) margins. The upper surface is dark green and often smooth or wrinkled, while the underside is densely white-woolly, particularly on new growth.
Flowers: The flowers are small, white with brown, yellowish-green tips, and arranged in terminal heads, or capitula, 7-10 mm in diameter, that are often covered with soft, white hairs.
Flowering Season: Late spring to after mid-autumn, specifically December to March.
Habitat: It is found on, or, in, sandstone-derived, or, acid, soils on fynbos-covered, or, sandy slopes.
Conservation Status: The plant is considered to be a species of "Least Concern" by the, Red List of South African Plants.
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