Othonna capensis L.H.Bailey

Trailing perennial, becoming somewhat woody toward base. Stems glabrous, much-branched, sometimes rooting at nodes. Lvs glabrous except for tufts of hairs at base, apetiolate, succulent, light green, reddish at apex, terete, obovoid-cylindric, entire, pointed, (7)–10–20–(25) mm long, scattered along stem or in whorls at base of infl. Capitula solitary or paired. Involucral bracts 8–9, ovate-elliptic to oblong, 4–6 mm long. Ray florets c. 10–15; ligules yellow, 3.5–8 mm long. Achenes not seen.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Jan.–Dec.