HELIOPHILA coronopifoliaLin. [family CRUCIFERAE], Sp. 927. excl. syn. Pluk.;—DC. Syst. 2. 687. E. & Z. 79. Sond. l. c. 218 Thunb. in Herb. (non Prod. nec Fl. Cap.)
Information
herbaceous, velvetty-pubescent, or in the upper part, glabrous; pods moniliform, patulous or pendulous, tipped with a short style; leaves pinnati-partite, lobes close together 4–7 pair, linear, subacute; stamens toothless. A small, slightly branched annual; minutely pubescent or somewhat hairy at base. Leaves glabrous or downy, 2-inches long, pectinate, lobes 1–2 lines apart, 3–5 lines long, 1/2–1 line wide; upper similar, smaller. Racemes 8–16 flowered. Flowers middle size, purplish. Flower stalks 2–3 lines, in fruit 5–6 lines long. Pods uncial, a line wide, style 1 line long.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Moist places. East side of Devil's Mountain, E. & Z. Drakensteenberg, 1–2000f. Drege, 7576. and H. pusilla, c. Sept. (Herb. Thunb., Sond.)