| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Othonna retrofracta Jacq. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Pl. Rar. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 66 (1798) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | glabrous, roots bulbose, stems carnose, axils lanate, leaves carnose, sessile, amplexicaule, pinnatilobate, lobes oblong, entire, acute, capitula 1-5, pedunculate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Doria carnosa DC. Doria retrofracta Less. Othonna pinnatilobata Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |