Senecio anethifolius A.Cunn. ex Dc.

Shrubs to c. 2 m high, sometimes glaucous, with only newer growth hairy. Leaves to c. 13 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 1–3, deeply pinnatisect, with 2–6 linear to filamentous segments per side, occasionally bipinnatisect; base attenuate, sometimes with small lobes; margin entire; both surfaces glabrous, with venation indistinct. Capitula numerous per branch; calycular bracteoles 4–6, 0.5–5 mm long; involucre 3.5–8.5 mm long, 2–2.5 (–3) mm diam.; bracts 7–9, glabrous. Florets 8–15, all tubular. Achenes narrowly obloid, 2–3 mm long, with papillose hairs in bands. Pappus 3.5–5 mm long.

Grows among rocks and in sand beside creeks in open woodland and shrubland.