Ngarlajiyi is a tiny plant found growing on the side of creeks and in sandy soils and commonly called a bush carrot or small yam. It has a small edible tuber resembling a carrot.

Its botanical name is Vigna lanceolata. The country associated with this Dreaming is Waputarli or Mount Singleton, to the west of Yuendumu. The central concentric hole represents Yilkirdi, a rockhole in the Waputarli area belonging to the same Dreaming.

It also depicts the base of the Ngarlajiyi plant with its roots extending in the direction of the Dreaming. Napurrurla and Nakamarra women are custodians of the Dreaming and the country associated with it. In Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa and other elements and concentric circles are often used to represent the plants with Ngarlajiyi fruit.This design is taken from women's ceremonial body painting.