Erect annual herb. Lvs hairy when young, becoming sparsely hairy or almost glabrous; lowermost lvs elliptic, long-cuneate, serrate with 3-7 teeth on each side; mid cauline lvs oblanceolate to linear-oblong, remotely dentate, (50)-60-120 × 4-15 mm; uppermost lvs smaller, lanceolate, amplexicaul, entire or few-toothed. Supplementary bracts 9-12, 1.5-3 mm long. Involucral bracts 10-13, glabrous, (6)-7-8 mm long. Ray florets 8-11; ligules yellow, 1-2 mm long. Disc yellow, c. 4-5 mm diam. Achenes densely hairy only between ribs, slightly narrowed to apex, 2.8-3.2 mm long.