Thesium diversifolium Sond.

Stem finely ribbed, woody, glabrous; branches short, ascending; leaves decurrent on the stem, rather densely arranged, at length recurved, the lower linear, subterete, acute, 6-7 lin. long, about 1/3 lin. thick, the upper linear-lanceolate, subacute, 1 1/2-2 lin. long, flat on the upper surface, slightly keeled below, sometimes very minutely glandular-puberulous on the margins and midrib, otherwise glabrous, thick and fleshy; flowers arranged in. dense ovoid spikes 1/3-1/2 in. long; bracts purplish, linear-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, all except the lowest shorter than the flowers, with narrowly membranous minutely serrulate margins, glabrous; bracteoles similar to the bracts but a little shorter and narrower; perianth 2 lin. long, with conspicuous external glands and a ring of throat hairs; segments linear-lanceolate, acute, 1 1/2 lin. long, hooded, with a beard of stout straight apical hairs and hairy margins; anthers exserted, at the base of the perianth-segments, 1/4 lin. long; stigma sessile; fruits globose (Sonder), ribbed, equalling in length the persistent perianth.