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Leaves up to c. 18 cm long, lobes 3-6, apical lobe mostly very large, triangular or elliptic, acute, margins coarsely and sharply toothed, teeth recurved, lateral lobes triangular, acute, recurved, upper margin convex, laciniate-toothed, lower margin straight or curved, often entire, petiole short, winged, purplish, thinly white hairy on petiole, midrib, and above. Scapes up to 30 cm at fruiting, glabrous or nearly so. Heads up to 5.5 cm across when fully expanded. Inner involucral bracts c. 16 mm long, lanceolate, narrowly membranous-winged, outer bracts c. 10-12 x 2 mm, reflexed. Ligules yellow, dark below. Style branches greyish, pollen present. Achenes greyish, 2.5-2.75 mm long, cone 0.5-0.75 mm, beak 7 mm. Pappus creamy white.
Acaulescent, perennial herb, up to 0.3 m high, with milky latex. Leaves rosulate, pinnately lobed, lobes 3-6 on each side, apical lobe very large, triangular or elliptic, acute, margins coarsely and sharply dentate, teeth recurved, lateral lobes triangular, acute, recurved, upper margin convex, laciniate-dentate, lower margin straight or curved, often entire; petioles short, winged, purplish, thinly white-hairy. Capitula ligulate, solitary, terminal, pedunculate; peduncle hollow, glabrous, much elongated in fruiting stage; outer involucral bracts 10-12 x 2 mm, reflexed. Florets yellow, dark on the back. Flowering time Nov. Pappus of many, creamy white, barbellate bristles. Cypselae greyish, conical, ribbed, with long beak.
