Erect or ascending herbs to c. 0.4 m high, often leafier in lower 1/3 at anthesis. Root system not seen. Stems ± glabrous or transiently sparsely cottony. Leaves oblanceolate, 4–8 (–10) cm long, with l:w ratio c. 4–20, undivided; base without auricles or uppermost leaves with small projections; margin denticulate or dentate; both surfaces glabrous or sparsely and minutely hispid; lower surface not purple. Capitula usually several per stem; calycular bracteoles 3–5, 1.5–2.5 mm long; peduncle and calyculus cobwebby at anthesis; involucre 6–8 mm long, 2–2.6 mm diam.; bracts mostly 12–14, cobwebby or glabrous. Florets 50–60. Achenes bottle-shaped, 3.5–4.5 mm long, dark brown, with papillose hairs scattered in lines; l:w ratio of hairs c. 1–2. Pappus 5–6 mm long.
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