Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Family: Fabaceae (Pea)

Distribution: Western Cape: near Piketberg to the Overberg near Napier.

Habitat: Renosterveld and shale fynbos

National red list: Endangered

Life form: Evergreen perennial

Comments: Lotononis villosa is rare and poorly known with only a few, widely scattered records. It has not been recorded in the northern and eastern Swartland since 1951. There are a few recent observations from lowland renosterveld fragments in the Overberg. The population is severely fragmented and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.