▁in ▁English , ▁dra a ib os ▁in ▁A frika ans ▁and ▁se hal ah ala - s ese h olo ▁in ▁the ▁Ses oth o ▁language . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Fel icia ▁fil ifolia ▁sub sp . ▁fil ifolia ▁is ▁a ▁mostly ▁strongly ▁branch ed ▁and ▁wo ody , ▁largely ▁hair less , ▁medium - s ized ▁shr ub ▁of ▁ ▁high . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁dark ▁black ish ▁brown , ▁often ▁slightly ▁f ibr ous ▁b ark . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁altern ately ▁set , ▁cluster ed ▁on ▁short ▁sho ots ▁or ▁uniformly ▁arranged ▁on ▁long ▁sho ots , ▁hair less ▁or ▁w ool ly ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁leaf base . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁succ ul ent , ▁narrow ly ▁need le - sh aped , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁approximately ▁ ½ ▁mm ▁( 0 . 0 2   in ) ▁in ▁diameter , ▁usually ▁with ▁distinct ly ▁call ous ▁tip , ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁wr ink led , ▁and ▁with ▁res in ▁vessels ▁on ▁the ▁inside . ▁ ▁The ▁flower ▁heads ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁sho ots ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁sho ots , ▁medium - s ized , ▁se ated ▁or ▁on ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁stal ks . ▁The ▁invol u cre ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁wh or ls ▁of ▁b ract s . ▁These ▁b ract s ▁are ▁over la pping , ▁lance - sh aped , ▁hair less ,