| Scientific Name | Actites megalocarpa |
| Size and form | A fleshy and clumping perennial herb 10-60cm high. |
| Flowers, leaves and fruit | A yellow daisy inflorescence is subtended with bracts that have a row of fleshy spines. Flowers occur from September to June. Fruit is a flask-shaped cypsela attached to fluffy pappus. The pale green, thick and oblanceolate leaves have toothed margins and milky latex. Lower leaves are crowded. |
| Growing conditions | Suitable for sandy soils in a full-sun position. Tolerant of salt spray. Can be confused with weedy thistles. |
