Perennial herb to 40 cm tall, rhizomes fleshy, branched. Leaves almost round or kidneyshaped, to 20 cm long, to 20 cm wide, margins toothed, glabrous above, hairy below, petiole to 30 cm long. Capitula 6-20 in panicles, to 1 cm across; mostly winter. Ray florets ligulate, pinkish or purplish. Disk florets whitish. Achenes 1.5-2 mm long.

Mediterranean Region

Source: Lawson, L.; Spencer, R. (2002). Dahlia. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.