About Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt.
Psilocarphus brevissimus Nutt. is a small, woolly annual herb. It grows only a few centimeters tall, and has either a branching stem or multiple stems. Its small, gray-green leaves are erect, pointing upward parallel to the stem and sometimes pressed closely against it. The plant's inflorescence is a small, spherical flower head, which forms a cluster of several tiny woolly disc flowers. This cluster is surrounded by leaflike bracts, but has no phyllaries. Every tiny flower is covered by a scale that is densely woolly with long white fibers, which gives the developing flower head a cottony appearance.
