Shrub to 2 m tall, usually taller than wide, without lignotuber. Stems tomentose. Leaves: petiole 1.5-2 mm long; lamina narrowly linear, commonly 1.5-3 cm long, 1-1.3 mm wide, obtuse to acute; upper surface pubescent, glabrescent. Inflorescence 3-5 cm long; involucral bracts 3-4 mm long, tomentose. Flowers golden brown to pale brown; styles cream. Perianth 22-25 mm long including limb of 4 mm, hirsute outside and inside. Pistil hooked, 25-29 mm long, glabrous; pollen presenter narrow, 1 mm long. Old flowers persistent. Follicles up to 65, narrowly elliptic, 12-20 mm long, 4-9 mm high, 4-7 mm wide, smooth, hirsute. Seed obovate, 19-23 mm long; seed body oblong, 10-13 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, smooth.
In deep grey sandy loam, often wet in winter, in scrub, occasionally in low woodland.
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