▁tip ▁ 1   cm ▁long ▁and ▁ 8   mm ▁wide , ▁cart il agin ous ▁in ▁consist ency , ▁the ▁outer ▁surface ▁dens ely ▁fel ty , ▁and ▁distinct ly ▁grey ▁near ▁the ▁tip . ▁ ▁The ▁b ract s ▁subt ending ▁the ▁individual ▁flower ▁is ▁o val ▁with ▁a ▁point y ▁tip , ▁en vel o pping ▁the ▁flower ▁at ▁the ▁foot , ▁very ▁dens ely ▁w ool ly ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁fel ty ▁higher ▁up , ▁soft ly ▁cart il agin ous ▁in ▁consist ency ▁and ▁about ▁ 7   mm ▁( 0 . 2 8   in ) ▁long ▁and ▁ 5   mm ▁( 0 . 2 0   in ) ▁wide . ▁The ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁per ian th ▁called ▁t ube , ▁that ▁remains ▁merged ▁when ▁the ▁flower ▁is ▁open , ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 0 – 1 2   mm ▁( 0 . 4 0 – 0 . 4 8   in ) ▁long , ▁somewhat ▁com pressed ▁side ways , ▁narrow ▁near ▁the ▁foot ▁at ▁ 2   mm ▁( 0 . 0 8   in ) ▁and ▁bul ging ▁higher ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁about ▁ ½ ▁cm ▁( 0 . 2   in ), ▁hair less ▁at ▁its ▁foot ▁and ▁slightly ▁fel ty ▁higher ▁up . ▁The ▁middle ▁part ▁( or ▁cla ws ) ▁is ▁dens ely ▁fel ty ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁ 3 – 5   mm ▁( 0 . 1 2 – 0 . 2 0