Herbs to c. 1.5 m high, glabrous. Leaves to c. 17 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 3–6, undivided; base of upper-stem leaves with well-developed auricles, or truncate to sagittate; margin denticulate. Capitula numerous to 100s per stem; calycular bracteoles 2–4, c. 1 mm long; involucre 3–4.5 mm long, c. 2 mm diam., glabrous; bracts 9–13. Florets 15–20, all tubular. Achenes obloid, 1–1.5 mm long, with papillose hairs somewhat scattered. Pappus 3–4 mm long.
Grows in sand and gravelly loam over limestone or granite, in coastal swamps, heathland, woodland and forest.
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