Othonnopsis
(from Othonna, and opsis, like; in allusion to the resemblance which exists between the two genera). ORD. Compovitae. A genus comprising about eight species of glabrous, greenhouse shrubs, differing from the allied genera, Othonna and Senecio, in the disk being constantly sterile. One species is North African, another Persian, a third native of Scindia, and the remainder South African. Flower-heads yellow, pedunculate, solitary, or in leafy panicles; receptacle flat or scarcely convex, naked. Leaves alternate, sessile, slightly fleshy, glabrous or slightly toothed. O. cheirifolia (probably the only species in cultivation) is a very pretty, low-spreading evergreen, with glaucous leaves. It thrives in almost any soil, but flowers most profusely in light loam, and in a warm situation. A protection of some sort is required in winter. Propagated by divisions, or by cuttings. O. cheirifolia (Wallflower-leaved).* fl.-heads rich yellow, about 1 1/2in. across, terminal; rays acute. Early summer. l. greyish, thick, lanceolate, sessile, narrow at the base, broad and rounded at the apex. h. 8in. to 12in. North Africa, 1752. (B. R. 266, under name of Othonna cheirifolia.)