life
cycle - perennial, reproducing by seed and basal shoots
stems -
reproductive scapes, upright, leafless, ridged growth
habit 1, growth
habit
2
leaves -
lanceolate to linear, veins parallel and conspicuous below,
somewhat upright basal rosette leaves, leaf undersides
flowers -
4-petaled, greenish-white flowers, very small, long stamens,
paper-like bracts; terminal heads cylindrical, dense, spirally
arranged flower heads 1, flower heads 2
seedpods - dehiscing around middle, circumscissile, 2-seeded