Erect annuals to c. 0.8 m high. Leaves mostly pinnatisect, 3–8 cm long, generally thin following pressing; base of upper-stem leaves sometimes becoming slightly dilated upwards, sometimes with narrow basal segments; margin mostly entire; undivided leaves with l:w ratio c. 8–15; pinnatisect leaves with 1–3 segments per side. Capitula few to several per stem; calycular bracteoles 5–8, 1.5–3 mm long, 0.4–1 mm wide, peracute; involucre 5–8 mm long, 3–5 mm diam.; bracts mostly c. 13; broader stereomes of inner bracts 0.8–1.5 mm wide. Ligulate florets c. 8; ligule 10–15 mm long. Achenes 2.8–4.5 mm long, c. 1/2–3/5 length of involucral bracts; golden, brown, olive-brown, green or reddish brown, with papillose hairs in bands obscuring c. 1/2–2/3 of surface; achenes of ligulate florets 0.2–0.5 mm longer than those of disc, reddish brown, with papillose hairs more clearly exceeding pappus-ring; receptacular attachment areas dimorphic. Pappus not persistent, 5–7 mm long.
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