OTHONNA QUERCIFOLIA

This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1838. It is found in western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil like sand or grit with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to nine centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 or even 40 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; Quercus; oak and folium; leaf: 'with leaves like the oak. The caudex by Kevin Murray, Inaturalist.ala.org.au. The leaves by Jean Andre Audissou, Inaturalist.ala.org.au.