Euryops brownei can amongst elsewhere be found in the lower alpine zone of Mount Kenya, where it grows together with the shrubs Adenocarpus mannii, Anthospermum usambarense, Helichrysum chionoides, Phillippia excelsa, Protea kilimandscharica and Struthiola thomsonii, grasses Deschampsia flexuosa and Pentaschistis minor, herbs Dierama cupuliflorum, Gladiolus watsonioides, Alepidea massaica, among others.