Senecio glaucophyllus Cheeseman

Prostrate, ascending or erect, glabrous or almost glabrous perennial herb, often woody toward base. Lvs petiolate or apetiolate and sometimes amplexicaul, oblanceolate, narrow-elliptic, narrow-ovate or oblong, not lobed and sinuate- dentate or serrate, or pinnately lobed to pinnatifid or lyrate-pinnatifid with narrow to oblong, entire or few-toothed segments, 20–80–(90) × (4)–12–25–(30) mm; primary segments, lobes or teeth (4)–5–9–(11) on each side. Uppermost lvs smaller, usually broader at base and amplexicaul, with few teeth or divisions, or sometimes entire. Supplementary bracts 4–10, (1)–2–3–(6) mm long. Involucral bracts (10)–12–16–(21), 4–6.5–(7.5) mm long. Ray florets 0 () or 8–15; ligules bright yellow, (1)–2–7–(8) mm long. Disc dull yellow, 4–9 mm diam. Achenes usually sparsely to densely hairy between ribs, rarely ± evenly hairy, slightly narrowed to apex, 2.5–3.5 mm long.

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

Flowering: Oct.–Apr.