Grey-woolly herb, probably perennial, woody at the root, stems many from the crown, 40-150 mm long, prostrate, profusely branched, forming dense little mats, branchlets slender, white-woolly, closely leafy. Leaves 3-8(-15) x 1.5-5(-7) mm, spathulate, obovate or subrotund, tips rounded, base somewhat narrowed, half-clasping, both surfaces densely greyish-white woolly. Heads homogamous, or very rarely one flower female, cylindric, ±5 x 3 mm, solitary or several clustered at the tips of the branchlets, surrounded by leaves. Involucral bracts in 4 series, soon caducous, outer 2 series shorter, webbed with wool to 3-4 reduced surrounding leaves, inner series subequal, about equalling flowers, not radiating, all light golden-brown, sometimes red above the stereome, semi-pellucid, extreme tip opaque, straw-coloured, obtuse and then usually emarginate, or sometimes subacute to shortly acuminate. Receptacle nearly smooth. Flowers 15-44. Achehes 1 mm, glabrous or hairy and then myxogenic. Pappus bristles very many, in more than 1 series, equalling corolla, delicate, scabrid, bases cohering by patent cilia.
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Greyish white-woolly herb, perennial(?). Stems many from the crown, 40-150 mm long, prostrate, much branched, forming dense little mats, closely leafy. Leaves 3-15 x 1.5-7.0 mm, spathulate to subrotund. Capitula homogamous, cylindric, 5 x 3 mm, solitary or several clustered at tips of branchlets, surrounded by leaves; involucral bracts soon caducous, all light golden-brown, sometimes red above the stereome. Flowers 15-44. Flowering time Dec., Jan. Pappus of very many bristles, in more than 1 series, delicate. Cypselae 1 mm long, glabrous or hairy.
Like H. litorale but more densely branched and forming rounded cushions or mats.
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