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Achenes 1.8–2.3 mm. long, narrowly angular-turbinate, 4–5-ribbed, setulose on the ribs, gland-pitted and rugulose on the faces; outer pappus of brownish or sordid narrow acuminate scales, about half as long as the achene; inner pappus of numerous brownish or sordid subplumose setae 6–7 mm. long.
Leaves subsessile, up to c. 8 x 0.8 cm., linear-oblanceolate, subobtuse at the apex, narrowly attenuate to the base, subentire to remotely serrulate on the margins, sparsely thinly pilose on both surfaces but more densely so on the midrib and nerves beneath.
Phyllaries numerous, obscurely longitudinally ribbed, densely white sericeous, long ciliate on the margins, from c. 3 mm. long and subulate outside, longer and linear-lanceolate towards the inside, gradually tapering to a finely pointed purple apex.
Capitula few to numerous, in loose 2–4-capitulate terminal clusters, sometimes solitary on long stalks; stalks mostly 1–20 mm. long, densely pubescent.
Involucres 9–12 x 9–15 mm., obconic, phyllaries diverging in mature heads, densely white sericeous-lanate.
An erect slender or ± bushy annual herb, 10–40 cm. tall.
Corollas creamy-white to pale-pink, 7–9 mm. long.
Receptacle alveolate.
