Helichrysum italicum subsp. italicum

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 130

(a) Subsp. italicum :

Up to 50 cm. Lower leaves usually 20-50 mm. Non-flowering shoots without axillary fascicles of leaves. Involucre 2-3 mm in diameter; outer bracts eglandular. Achenes with scattered white glands. Almost throughout the range of the species.