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Subshrubs to c. 2 m high, sometimes glaucous, nearly glabrous or leaves and peduncles sometimes hairy. Leaves to c. 20 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 1.5–40, undivided; base attenuate, or cuneate to cordate, sometimes with basal lobes, mostly hardly stem-clasping; margin entire, denticulate or dentate; upper surface nearly glabrous or sparsely appressed-cottony; lower surface glabrous, cobwebby, sparsely hispid, or woolly; venation variably distinct. Capitula numerous to 100s per stem; calycular bracteoles 2–6, 1.5–3 mm long; involucre 2.5–5.5 mm long, 1.5–3.0 mm diam.; bracts 7–12 (–14), glabrous or slightly cobwebby. Florets 12–30; ligulate florets 4–8 (–9), with ligules 3–8 mm long. Achenes narrowly obloid, 1.3–2.5 mm long, glabrous or with papillose hairs in bands or somewhat scattered. Pappus 4–6 mm long.
