Senecio helichrysoides F.Muell.

Erect herb to c. 1 m high, not leafier in lower 1/3 at anthesis. Roots not known. Stems densely woolly. Leaves 6–8 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 4–7, undivided or lobate, with 3–6 triangular lobes per side; margin entire; both surfaces densely woolly. Capitula several per stem; calycular bracteoles 6–8, 4–5 mm long; peduncle and calyculus woolly; involucre c. 6 mm long, c. 3 mm diam.; bracts 12–14, with apex recurved, woolly. Florets c. 40, all bisexual. Achenes not known. Pappus c. 6 mm long.

Grows in sandy areas on low hills or flats.