OTHONNA PETIOLARIS

This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1838. It is found in central- and north-western South Africa, growing in a well drained sandy soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to eight 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 from Latin petiolaris; ‘equipped with a little foot’; referring to the stalk below the leaf. I think this must be a winter-grower. Habitat by Tony Rebelo, Inaturalist.org. The fruit by Chris Vynbos, Inaturalist.org.