Evax contracta, Boiss.

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2. E. contracta Boiss. , Diagn. Pl. Or. Nov. 2 (11): 3 (1849).

Appressed-greyish-tomentose. Stem 1-4 cm. Rosette-leaves 15-30x 3-5 mm, oblong- to oblanceolate-spathulate, acute, gradually narrowed and sheathing at base, erect, c. 4 times as long as the cluster. Clusters of capitula 5-15 mm wide, compact, rigid, embraced by narrow bases of rosette-leaves. Involucral bracts c. 3 x 1-2 mm, obovate or oblong-ovate, nearly straight on the back, subglabrous, brownish-yellow, cuspidate, with arista 0-5 mm. Achenes 1 - 1 x 0- 5 mm, obovoid, pale brown, densely papillose. S. Aegean region. Cr Gr. (N. Africa, S. W. Asia.)