| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pteronia villosa L.f. ex Dinter trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 184 (1932) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | branchlets scabrous and hirsute, leaves alternate, linear, obtuse, flat, thick, hirsute, capitula terminal, solitary, sessile, ovate-spherical, phyllaries glabrous, oblong |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 spring and late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |