Vernonia graniticola G.V.Pope

Phyllaries numerous, longer towards the inside, greenish to stramineous, dark-purple along the midrib, sometimes purplish apically, white pilose to slightly woolly, ciliate on the margins, apical bristles 1–3 mm. long; the outer series subulate to linear-lanceolate with pungent apices, the outermost ± curved or reflexed; the middle phyllaries narrowly lanceolate, gently tapering to a long ± straight pungent bristle; the inner phyllaries up to c. 8 mm. long, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, acuminate or abruptly narrowed, shortly bristle-tipped.