Annual, 4–10(–20) cm high; stems branched, woolly to glabrescent. Leaves linear, mostly 3–10 mm long and 0.5–1 mm wide, erect, acute to subacute, base subamplexicaul, margins revolute, woolly to glabrescent on both surfaces. Capitula in subglobose compound heads 4–10 mm diam., consisting of 2–5(–8) capitula, often obscured by copious, long, woolly hairs of bracts; outer, leaf-like bracts obovate, 3–5 mm long; involucral bracts 2–3 mm long, outer ones broad-ovate, 2–3 mm long, green, inner ones broad-oblong, green below with a lacerate, scarious apex. Florets 20–40; corolla c. 2 mm long, slightly exceeding involucre, densely woolly at base. Cypselas c. 0.5 mm long, brown. Flowers mainly Sep.–Jan.
LoM, MuM, Wim, VRiv, MSB, RobP. Also WA, SA, Qld, NSW. In Victoria known from the far north-west, usually in mallee scrub, or on saline soils around salt lakes. .
Source:
Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Asteraceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae, pp. 652–666. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
