In flower, the grey-green Elytropappus rhinocerotis bush acquires some pale yellowish to brown colouring next to the faint green or grey of upper parts. The inconspicuous flowerheads cluster on the stems a little below the erect green new growth (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iSpot; Wikipedia; www.plantsinstock.co.za).