Polygala asbestina, in Afrikaans known as poeierkwassie (little powder brush) or skaapertjie (sheep pea), is a sprawling shrublet growing woody, branched stems to 20 cm in height.

It is found widespread in clay soils on semi-arid slopes and flats of the Karoo and Little Karoo, the Free State and North West.

The plant is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Shearing and Van Heerden, 2008; www.redlist.sanbi.org).