Prostrate or procumbent annual to 30 cm high. Leaves petiolate, mostly basal, oblanceolate in outline, mostly 5–25 cm long, 2–6 cm wide, lyrate-pinnatisect with 2–7 pairs of lobes, margins toothed, upper surface pubescent to glabrescent, lower surface white-tomentose. Capitula hemispherical, c. 15 mm diam.; involucral bracts broad-lanceolate, 5–10 mm long, 4- or 5-seriate. Ligules 12–26 mm long, yellow above, green or purplish below; disc florets black. Cypselas c. 2 mm long, covered by pinkish-brown wool; pappus of 6–8 minute lanceolate scales. Flowers Sep.–Nov.
LoM, MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, MSB, RobP, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, VAlp. Naturalised all States. Native to South Africa. A widespread weed of lawns, cultivated areas, pasture and other disturbed sites, often on poorer soils.
