Shrub, with lignotuber. Stems underground, to 15 cm long, covered with prophylls. Leaves few; petiole 1.5-4 cm long, tomentose-hirsute; lamina bipinnatipartite, 7-33 cm long, 3-7 cm wide; margins revolute; segments linear, acute, loosely hairy above, tomentose below; primary segments to 5 cm long; secondary segments to 1.7 cm. Inflorescence terminal, with or without subtending leaves; involucral bracts ovate to oblong, obtuse; innermost bracts 4.5-8 cm long, tomentose outside, glabrous inside; flowers 30-45 per head. Perianth 40-57 mm long, pink with cream to pale yellow limb, hirsute except mid-line in lower half, glabrous distally, with or without a few long apical hairs; limb 17-21 mm long. Pistil 43-60 mm long, cream, glabrous; pollen presenter 13-14 mm long, ribbed. Follicles ±obovate, 17-23 mm long, 13-17 mm wide, glabrous.
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