stems prostrate, glabrous; leaves 2–5 in. long, entire or 2–3-furcate; segments cylindric, acutely mucronate, with a narrow groove on the upper surface, glabrous; heads few, crowded at the apex of a common terminal peduncle, a little exserted from the leaves; peduncle 3/4–2 in. long, slender, glabrous, bearing lanceolate-linear acute bracts 1 1/2–2 lin. long; ultimate peduncles 1–1 1/2 lin. long, stout, shortly pubescent; floral bracts up to 4 1/2 lin. long, broadly ovate, acuminate, glabrous or very shortly and scantily pubescent; flowers straight in bud; perianth-tube 2 1/2 lin. long, slightly inflated, ribbed, minutely pubescent; segments 6 lin. long, linear, very shortly adpressed-pubescent; limb 1 1/2 lin. long, oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, sparingly adpressed-pubescent outside; anthers 1 1/4 lin. long, linear; ovary 3/4 lin. long, densely villous; style 6 1/2 lin. long, linear, 4-angled, glabrous; stigma purple, 1 1/3 lin. long, linear, subobtuse, furrowed, very slightly bent at the junction with the style. null
