Large tufted herb; lf-sheaths densely imbricate around stem. Lamina sulcate, rigid, coriac., acute, ± 25-30 × (2)-2.5-4 cm., oblong-to narrow-lanceolate; upper surface with very thin us. loose pellicle, midrib stout, yellowish to orange, 3-5 mm. wide near base, prominent; lower surface densely clad in appressed satiny white tomentum; margins entire, recurved, subobliquely tapering to short broad petiole or directly into coriac., ribbed, pale sheath c. 15 × 2-3 cm., clad without in floccose white hairs. Scape ± compressed, stout, c. 30-35 cm. long, clad in white. floccose tomentum; bracts ∞, lower lflike, ± appressed to scape c. 10 × 1 cm. including sheath. Capitula (3)-4-6-(7) cm. diam.; phyll. linear-subulate, acuminate, scarious, ± fleshy at base, c. 2-2.5 cm. long, clad in ± floccose hairs. Ray-florets ∞, ± 15 mm. long, limb very narrow; disk-florets narrowly tubular-funnelform, c. 7 mm. long, teeth minute. Achenes c. 4 mm. long, narrow-cylindric, ribs with minute stiff ascending hairs. Pappus-hairs white, up to 8 mm. long, finely barbellate.
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