- = Senecio lautus var. γ macrocephalus Hook.f., Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part I, 145 (1853)
Erect, short-lived perennial herb. Lvs sparsely to moderately hairy, especially on lower surface, often densely hairy when not fully expanded, becoming less hairy, cuneately narrowed to stem and amplexicaul, elliptic to ovate, usually pinnately lobed to pinnatisect with usually broad, pinnately lobed or toothed segments, rarely only crenate, 3–14 × (1)–2–8 cm. Uppermost lvs smaller, often less divided with short, cuneate base and broad, amplexicaul lobes. Supplementary bracts (9)–12–25, 1.5–4 mm long. Involucral bracts (13)–18–21, glabrous, 6–11 mm long. Ray florets 13–23; ligules yellow, (3)–4.5–9–(10) mm long. Disc yellow 10–20 mm diam. Achenes ± evenly, densely hairy, slightly narrowed to apex, 2.5–3 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Flowering: Aug.–May.