Arctotis argentea Thunb.

Perennial, woody subshrub, largely branching at base, stems decumbent to ascending, 0.3-1.0 m high. Leaves linear-oblanceolate, entire, often with 2-4 short lateral lobes, white-tomentose on both surfaces, 3-12 x 15-90 mm. Involucre: base rounded-conical, bracts in many rows, outer bracts acuminate, grey-tomentose, apex erect or shortly reflexed. Ray florets female, fertile, limb yellow. Disc florets many, outer florets hermaphrodite, inner florets male or sterile, corolla black. Filaments smooth. Flowering time Sept.-Mar. Pappus of scales in 2 unequal series, inner series much longer than outer series, apex rounded-obtuse, longer than cypsela. Cypselae obconical, woolly-tomentose, 3 abaxial wings forming 2 narrow obovate-undulate cavities, lateral wings with acute inflexed teeth, median wing shorter than lateral wings, basal ring of hairs often longer than cypsela.