Euchiton traversii

Tufted, rhizomatous perennial, occasionally forming loose mats. Leaves all or mostly rosetted, oblanceolate, obovate or spathulate, 1.5–3(–5) cm long, 3–7(–10) mm wide, both surfaces silver-grey or whitish with dense, appressed cottony hairs. Flowering stems erect, 1–5 cm high (to 10 cm in fruit) with 1–5 much reduced leaves. Inflorescence a solitary, terminal capitulum, not immediately subtended by leaves. Capitula campanulate or cup-shaped; inner bracts c. oblong, 5–6.5 mm long, obtuse, usually with a red-purple band just below the straw-coloured tip; bisexual florets 8–15. Cypselas c. 1 mm long, sparsely hairy. Flowers Dec.–Feb.