Stoloniferous perennial; prostrate stems 1-1.5 mm diam., < 1 m long; erect stems 1-1.5 mm diam., < 15 cm long (or longer if scrambling on supporting vegetation). Lvs 1-7.5 cm long; stipules 3-8-fid; leaflets 9-13, oblong, 4-17 × 2-9 mm, 7-15-toothed to base, dull green and sparsely or densely hairy on upper surface, paler, glaucescent and silky hairy on lower surface; basal leaflets usually suffused with brown; teeth penicillate. Scape 4-12 cm long, pilose; capitulum 5-8 mm diam. at flowering, 1-2 cm diam. (including spines) at fruiting; florets c. 50-60; sepals 4; stamens 2; anthers white or rose; style 1, white; achene 1. Fr. obconic, c. 3 × 1.2 mm, hairy; spines 4, pale brown, 4-9 mm long, barbed.
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