Annual herb, erect, 5–25 cm high, rarely branched below inflorescence; beaded hairs on lower stem and leaves. Leaves petiolate or subpetiolate, without auricles, oblanceolate, to 5–6 cm long, 1 cm wide, entire or remotely denticulate; upper leaves sessile, reduced. Capitula few, tending to be paired, in a compact cyme; calycular bracteoles 3–6 towards peduncle apex, 1 or 2 on receptacle, linear; involucral bracts (7–) 8 (–10), 6–7 mm long. Outer florets (4–) 5 (–7), female; ligule 1–2 (–3) mm long, 1 mm wide, yellow; disc florets 6–8, funnel-shaped; lobes (3–) 4 or 5. Cypselas 2.5–3 mm long, with short hairs between brown ribs; pappus hairs persistent.
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