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Brown Spikeflower

Flower type: Perennial (Stores water in its stem)

This short flower grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall. Its brown stem is very thick and splits into dozens of branching stems halfway up, and the small, silver leaves are light red on the underside and are long, narrow with rounded edges. Many leaves grow at the base of the stem, and a pair of leaves grow at the base of the flower head.

Several small flowers grow along the length of the stem. The flowers are 5 cm (2.0 inches) wide, with hazel petals and a yellow center. The flower head is largely flat with many widely spaced round-tipped petals. They fall easily.

It has an intense scent that smells like damp, and it has excessive amounts of pollen. It is a self-pollinator.

It has impressive regenerative properties.
It is suitable for creating strong, durable textiles
The trunk and branches are covered in large spikes.