Stylocline micropoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names woollyhead neststraw,[1] woollyhead fanbract and desert neststraw.

It is a small annual herb growing at ground level with stems reaching about 20 centimeters in length.

It is woolly or felt-like in texture with a coating of white hairs.

The pointed leaves range to 2 centimeters in length and alternately arranged.

The inflorescence bears spherical flower heads no more than a centimeter in diameter.