Corymbium congestum E.Mey. ex Dc.

Roots wiry. Basal leaves hirsute, glandularly-hispid on both surfaces, viscid; blades broadly elliptic-lanceolate (100-)190(-320) mm long, (8-)24(-44) mm broad, apex acuminate, texture herbaceous; silky hairs prominent at leaf bases; cauline leaves shorter, narrower and more acuminate than basal leaves, the uppermost small and reduced to lanceolate and subulate scales. Corymbophore somewhat angular, hispid and glandularly muricate, (200-)470(-700) mm long. Heads in corymbose clusters arranged in a panicle. Involucral bracts scabrid, viscid; upper sheathing bracts (12-)13.5(-14) mm, trifid. Flowers mauve; pedicel present 1.5-2 mm long. Petals linear, acute, 5-6.5 mm long, 1-1.5 mm broad; corolla tube 4-5.5 mm long cylindrical. Anthers 3.5-4 mm long including base. Ovary hirsute; style branches obtuse. Cypselas 3-5 mm long, elliptic ovoid. Pappus coroniform, bristles 1-2 mm. Flowering time is from November to March with a definite peak during December and January.