Jamesbrittenia pristisepala

Jamesbrittenia pristisepala, sometimes called the frosty jaybee, is a dwarf shrublet growing a few erect branches, reaching 35 cm in height. Botanical identity migrations of the species include sojourns in the genera of Sutera and Lyperia. The Zulus call this herb umahokwe.

The species distribution is in the southeast of South Africa, from the Eastern Cape to the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal, as well as Lesotho.

The habitat is summer rainfall open grassland. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2009; Pooley, 1998; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).