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Much-branched shrub, up to 2 m high. Leaves alternate, ovate, petiolate, auricles often conspicuous particularly on main cauline leaves, sometimes absent, margins coarsely and irregularly toothed, upper surface thinly cobwebby and glandular to glabrous, lower surface densely tomentose and somewhat glandular or glabrescent, thin-textured. Capitula radiate, solitary at ends of branches but the whole forming a large, compound, pyramidal inflorescence; involucral bracts in many rows, imbricate, lightly hairy and glandular. Ray florets conspicuous, longer than involucre, white, pink or mauve. Disc florets white often tinged mauve or yellow. Flowering time Mar.-June (Sept.). Pappus of many, barbellate bristles. Cypselae narrowly turbinate, brown, ribbed, hairy and glandular.
Shrub, up to 2 m high; much branched. Leaves alternate; blade ovate-elliptic, margins coarsely and irregularly denticulate, upper surface sparsely hairy and glandular, lower surface densely white-hairy and glandular; thin-textured; petiole up to 10 mm long, with auricles often conspicuous, particularly on main stem leaves, sometimes absent. Heads radiate, solitary at ends of branches forming a compound inflorescence, pyramidal in outline. Involucral bracts in several rows, imbricate, straw-like, yellowish. Flowers: ray florets conspicuous, longer than involucre, white, pink or mauve; disc florets white often tinged mauve or yellow; May-Oct., Jan. Fruit with cypsela cylindric, brown, 9-11-ribbed, glandular. Pappus of many barbellate bristles, 2-or 3-seriate.
Perennial herb, up to 2 m high. Leaves ovate-elliptic, auricles often conspicuous particularly on main stem leaves, sometimes absent, margins coarsely and irregularly toothed. Rays conspicuous, longer than involucre. Compound inflorescence pyramidal in outline. Flowers with white, pink or mauve rays; disc white often tinged mauve.
