OTHONNA MACROSPERMA

This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1837. It is found in the Western Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The swollen root base can grow to fourteen centimetres in diameter while the entire plant can reach 45 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name from the Greek othone, 'a linen cloth or napkin', in allusion to the downy covering of some of the earlier known species. The species name after the large seeds.