[3] In Victoria, the plant is confined to alpine and subalpine herbfields of the eastern ranges, and often locally plentiful.

[5] The flower is a yellow head of florets, similar to flatweed (Hypochaeris radicata) or dandelion (Taraxacum).

In its natural alpine and subalpine environment, the flower begins to blossom in December when the temperature reaches about 20C.

The seed heads ripen to a cluster of fluffy, tan achenes, each having a crown of fine extensions called a pappus.

[4] The edible tuberous roots of murnong plants were an important source of food for some Aboriginal Australian peoples.