The genus Kickxia was named for botanist Jean Kickx (1775-1831). Branching Cancerwort is a prostrate perennial herb, 1-3 ft long, branched from the base. Leaves are arranged oppositely below and alternately above. They are 1-4 cm long, variable in breadth. They are arrow-shaped, or triangular 5-7 lobed. Stalks are filament-like. Yellow flowers occur singly in leaf axils on 1-3 cm long, filament-like stalks. They are 1-1.5 cm across, 2-lipped, shaped like dog flowers, with a 4 mm long spur. Commonly found in rock cervices and old walls in the Wester Ghats region.