Lotononis dissitinodis

Lotononis dissitinodis is a rigid, woody shrub that does not sprout after fire and reaches heights around 50 cm.

The trifoliolate leaves are whitish from a silky indumentum. The infolded leaflets are narrowly linear and longer than those of L. dahlgrenii, a similar species. One or two stipules are sometimes present next to the leaf petiole bases.

The flowers growing stalked from leaf axils are larger than those of L. dahlgrenii, up to 2 cm long. The pale-yellow petals sometimes have visible vein lines. The banner is reflexed and folded down the centre, the wings round-tipped and shielding the keel. Flowering happens in winter and early spring.

The species distribution is only in the west of the Little Karoo, from the Anysberg to the Rooiberg. The photo was taken near Vanwyksdorp.

The habitat is renosterveld and karoid scrub slopes. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; iNaturalist; https://www.worldfloraonline.org; http://redlist.sanbi.org).