Othonna species nova (vanillodora) flowerheads

The flowerheads of Othonna species nova (vanillodora) grow solitary on naked peduncles that are about 15 cm long.

Less than ten elliptic, yellow ray florets spread to a diameter of about 3 cm around the central yellow disc that comprises numerous, tiny disc florets. The heads exude a strong vanilla scent that brought about the proposed scientific name of vanillodora.

Flowering happens in spring (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015).