Resembling no. 1 [Carphephorus tomentosus (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray], but glabrous or subglabrous below the puberulent and often more ample infl; invol bracts ca 15–30, merely ciliate-margined, not especially thick, broadly rounded above; achenes 4–6 mm; 2n=20. Sandy soil, especially in pine-barrens; se. Va. to Ga. Aug.–Oct.