Complex sentence: The ovate to triangular leaves are bristly, strongly overlapping and clasping; they are 1.0 to 1.8 inch long and 0.8 to 1.2 inch wide.
Split into simpler sentences: The ovate to triangular leaves are bristly, strongly overlapping and clasping. They are 1.0 to 1.8 inch long and 0.8 to 1.2 inch wide.