Herbs to 1 m tall, perennial. Stem solitary, erect, apically branched, glabrous, leafy. Lower stem leaves not seen. Middle stem leaves spatulate, to 12 × 3 cm, pinnatifid to pinnatipartite, somewhat setose, base attenuate, margin sinuate-dentate, apex obtuse to acute; lateral lobes 1 or 2 pairs, semiorbicular to broadly ovate; terminal lobe ovate to lanceolate, as wide as lateral lobes. Upper stem leaves similar to middle stem leaves but smaller and less divided, apex acute to acuminate; uppermost stem leaves narrowly elliptic, undivided. Synflorescence paniculiform with some to many capitula. Capitula with 4 or 5? florets; peduncle wiry, sparsely setose. Involucre narrowly cylindric, 1.3-1.6 × ca. 0.3 cm. Phyllaries glabrous, apex obtuse; outer phyllaries lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, longest ca. 1/2 as long as inner ones; inner phyllaries 4. Florets ?purplish. Achene 0.9-1.1 cm; body reddish, narrowly ellipsoid, compressed, apex tapering into a paler 3-4 mm beak. Pappus ca. ?7 mm.
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