| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Sonchus nanus Sond. ex Harv. trib. Cichorieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 528 (1865) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1200-3400m |
| Description | glabrous, subacaulescent, basal leaves runcinate or pinnatilobate, rosulate, capitula subsessile amongst leaves, involucral bracts wide with membranous margins |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |