Zornia milneana Mohlenbr.

milneana: named after the British botanist, Mr Edgar Milne-Redhead.

Perennial herb with decumbent or prostrate stems, up to 75 cm. Leaves 4-foliolate, leaflets linear or narrowly elliptic, pubescent and gland-dotted beneath. Inflorescence terminal, flowers yellow with red veining on the standard, each flower clasped between large green leaf-like bracts with hairy margins. Pods in 4-7 constricted segments, covered in spiny bristles.

Common

Zizeeria knysna (Sooty blue)

Angola, Zambia and southwards to South Africa