Marasmodes reflexa S.Ortiz

Well-branched shrublets, at least 0.3 m tall. Leaves alternate, regularly arranged along branches, spreading to reflexed, linear to narrowly obovate, 2-7 x 0.5-5.0 mm, mostly trifid, some simple, mucronulate; axillary fascicles conspicuous. Capitula solitary, terminal. Involucre campanulate to slightly obconical, 3-4 x 3.0-3.5 mm; bract margins and apices scarious, sessile glands at appendage base prominent; outer bracts ovate, ± 1 mm long, without scarious margins; inner bracts narrowly oblong, ± 4 mm long, margins scarious, apex with a prominent scarious appendage, yellowish brown or colourless, sessile glands conspicuous at appendage base, yellowish. Florets ca. 8 to 12; limb 5-lobed from just above midpoint; lobes recurved. Pappus with adaxial scales more than half corolla tube length.