Shrubs to c. 1.5 m high, not glaucous, glabrous or newer growth transiently cobwebby. Leaves to c. 12 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 2–3, coarsely dentate to sub-pinnatisect, with 3–6 projections per side; base narrow, without lobes; margin entire, or with occasional teeth; venation indistinct. Capitula numerous per branch; calycular bracteoles 4–8, 2–4.5 mm long; involucre (5.5–) 6–8 mm long, c. 3 mm diam.; bracts 11–14. Florets 15–25, all tubular. Achenes narrowly obloid, 2–3 mm long, with papillose hairs in bands. Pappus c. 6 mm long.
Grows commonly among rocks on hillsides, also on sandy flats beside creeks, in open woodland and shrubland.
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