An erect to suberect shrub to 2.0 m in height, 3.0 m in diam., the lowermost branches often sprawling; with a single main stem at base. Flowering stems erect 3.0-5.0 mm in diam., covered with a dense indumentum of fine crisped hairs interspersed with straight patent trichomes. Leaves sessile, lanceolate to elliptic, acute, 1.2-3.6 cm long, 4.0-8.0 mm wide, apex entire very rarely 2 or 3 dentate; loosely ascending imbricate; dull grey to olivaceous, occasionally canescent, permantly villous. Inflorescences globose, 2.0-3.5 cm in diam., rarely solitary, usually 2-6 nate; subsessile to pedunculate, peduncle to 3.0 cm long. Involucral receptacle shortly conic-depressed, 3.0 mm long, 3.0 mm wide, Involucral bracts lanceolate, acute to acuminate, 5.0-7.0 mm long, 2.0-3.0 mm wide, cartilaginous, imbricate; apices recurved, crinite and cinereous; outer surface tomentose. Bracteoles oblanceolate acuminate, 5.0-7.0 mm long, cartilaginous, apex crinite, outer surface densely lanate. Perianth 1.5-1.7 cm long, straight in bud, pale cream, flushed with dull carmine. Perianth tube 5.0 mm long, very slightly quadrangular, glabrous. Perianth claws villous, equally recurved subterminally on opening. Perianth limbs lanceolate acute, 1.5 mm long, beset with long, straight, silky trichomes. Style 2.1-2.5 cm long, tapering subterminally, slightly adaxially arcuate on opening, straightening at maturity; yellow at first becoming dull carmine. Pollen presenter conic-ovoid, 1.0 mm long, yellow, stigmatic groove terminal. Hypogynous scales 2.0 mm long, subulate. Flowering takes place from July to January.
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Shrub, erect, 1-2 m high. Leaves grey, hairy, lanceolate to elliptic, apex pointed, 12-36 x 4-8 mm, sessile. Inflorescence globose, 20-35 mm in diam., in clusters of 2-6. Involucral bracts lanceolate, cartilaginous, not conspicuous. Perianth 15-17 mm long, cream-coloured with carmine, silky hairs, tube 5 mm long; style 21-25 mm long, curved, tapering, yellow turning carmine; pollen presenter conical-ovoid, yellow. Flowering time July-Jan.
Shrub to 2 m. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic, grey-hairy, with 1(-3) apical teeth. Flower heads globose, 20-35 mm diam., cream-coloured fading dull red, style 21-25 mm long, pollen presenter conic-ovoid.
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