- Trevor James, AgResearch / Ros Cole, Department of Conservation
Tepals are 3 mm long or less
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Flower heads have fewer than 30 flowers, and leaves are not bristly
- Kerry Bodmin, NIWA
Tepals are longer than 3 mm
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Leaves are tall and round, like flowering stems
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Flower head has a single dense cluster or, rarely, two clusters
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Stems are clearly ridged
- Tasmanian Herbarium, Threatened Species Section, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania / Trevor James, AgResearch
Stems are soft, green to yellow-green in colour, and 2 mm or less in diameter
- Trevor James, AgResearch / Allan Herbarium, Landcare Research
Flowers are loosely clustered or solitary
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Pith is cobwebby
- Allan Herbarium, Landcare Research / Kerry Bodmin, NIWA
Lower branches point upwards
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Pith in stems is interrupted or lacking
- Trevor James, AgResearch
Flower heads are open or have a cluster 10 mm or more in diameter