Stems to 1+ m, loosely branched above; lvs broadly lanceolate to lance-ovate or lance-oblong, serrate, 4–10 × 1.5–4 cm, on petioles 3–12 mm, the upper and bracteal ones canescent on both surfaces with short appressed hairs and some longer jointed bristles, the others glabrous above, hairy beneath; heads relatively loose, 1.5–3.5 cm wide; mature cal 4–6 mm, its lobes distinctly acuminate and tending to be tipped with 1–several bristles, the 2 lower 1.5–3 mm, more than half as long as the tube, the upper 3 much shorter; cor 4–5 mm, pink to purple; nutlets 1.2–1.5 mm, rugose or pitted, with dense straight or curled hairs at the top; 2n=72. Woods; Va. and W.Va. to Ga. and Ala., w. to w. Tenn. and s. Ill. (P. tullia; P. viridifolium)
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