Thesium polycephalum Schltr.

A low much-branched shrub; older branches with corky transversely splitting bark, younger ones slender, rather elongated, glabrous; leaves few and distant, subacicular, with an obtuse cartilaginous apex, concave above, rounded below, 2-3 lin. long, about 1/4 lin. thick, glabrous; flowers in small capitate clusters at the ends of the branches; bracts leaf-like, equalling the flowers in length, with slightly hispid margins; bracteoles similar to the bracts but a little shorter; perianth about 1 lin. long, with prominent external glands; segments ovate, subacute, 1 1/2 lin. long, with a woolly beard; anthers partly exserted from the perianth-tube, 1/4 lin. long; style reaching to the middle of the anthers, 1/4 lin. long; fruits not seen.