▁ta wn y ▁to ▁green ish ▁in ▁colour ▁with ▁the ▁tip ▁often ▁t ing ed ▁red . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁pap ery ▁margin ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁set ▁with ▁a ▁regular ▁row ▁of ▁hair s . ▁The ▁outer ▁b ract s ▁are ▁ 1 ½   mm ▁( 0 . 0 6   in ) ▁long ▁and ▁ ½   mm ▁( 0 . 0 2   in ) ▁wide , ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁ 3   mm ▁( 0 . 1 2   in ) ▁long ▁and ▁ 1   mm ▁( 0 . 0 4   in ) ▁wide , ▁and ▁the ▁inner ▁ 5   mm ▁long ▁and ▁ ½   mm ▁wide . ▁Each ▁head ▁has ▁ten ▁to ▁fifteen ▁female , ▁medium ▁or ▁light ▁pur ple , ▁rarely ▁white , ▁ray ▁flor ets ▁of ▁about ▁ 1   cm ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 ½   mm ▁wide . ▁These ▁surr ound ▁numerous ▁bis ex ual ▁yellow , ▁later ▁burg und y - w ashed ▁disc ▁flor ets ▁of ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁two ▁style ▁branches ▁each ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁tri angular ▁append age . ▁The ▁p app us ▁br ist les ▁are ▁numerous , ▁yellow ish ▁white ▁in ▁colour , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁det ach . ▁Although ▁they ▁vary ▁in ▁length , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁occur ▁in ▁two ▁distinct ▁rows . ▁The ▁longer ▁p app us ▁br ist les ▁have ▁teeth ▁along ▁their ▁length ▁and ▁are ▁ 5 – 7   mm ▁( 0 . 2 – 0 .