| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Othonna cakilefolia DC. trib. Senecioneae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 482 (1838) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-500m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves sessile, semiamplexicaule, carnose, pinnatipartite, segments broadly linear, obtuse, entire, the upper lobate, capitula solitary, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | purple red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |