2 8   in ) ▁long , ▁the ▁shorter ▁scal y ▁and ▁ ½ – 1   mm ▁( 0 . 0 2 – 0 . 0 4   in ) ▁long . ▁The ▁dry , ▁one - se eded , ▁inde his cent ▁f ruits ▁called ▁cy ps ella e ▁are ▁ob ov ate ▁to ▁elli ptic , ▁about ▁ 4   mm ▁( 0 . 1 6   in ) ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 ½   mm ▁( 0 . 0 6   in ) ▁wide , ▁even ly ▁sil ky ▁hair y , ▁with ▁a ▁brown ish ▁scal y ▁surface ▁when ▁m ature , ▁and ▁a ▁light ▁och re - col oured ▁marg inal ▁r idge . ▁ ▁Fel icia ▁fil ifolia ▁sub sp . ▁bod k ini i ▁remains ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁typical ▁sub species ▁at ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁thick , ▁succ ul ent ▁leaves , ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁narrow ed ▁base , ▁are ▁nearly ▁fully ▁round ▁in ▁cross - section , ▁about ▁ 2   cm ▁long ▁and ▁ 1   mm ▁across , ▁and ▁sit ▁altern ately ▁at ▁regularly ▁distances ▁along ▁the ▁long ▁sho ots . ▁Short ▁sho ots ▁are ▁failing ▁or ▁few . ▁The ▁relatively ▁large ▁fl oral ▁heads ▁have ▁an ▁invol u cre ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0   mm ▁in ▁cross ▁section , ▁and ▁sit ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁sho ots . ▁The ▁outer ▁b ract s ▁are ▁ 1 ½   mm ▁( 0 . 0 6   in )