stem suffruticose, canescent, branched; leaves lyrate, tomentose and canescent beneath, cobwebbed, becoming glabrate above; the lateral lobes in a single pair, oblong, toothed, the terminal reniform, 5–7-lobed, the lobes sharply toothed and wavy; petiole auricled at base; corymb many-headed, compact, pedicels sparsely leafy; invol. calyculate, the scales 8–12, oblong, glabrate, 5-nerved; ligules 5–8; achenes hispidulous, ciliate. A foot or more high, whitish or greyish, with rather close toment. Leaves 1–1 1/2 inch long, mostly lyrate, the lateral lobes sometimes abortive, terminal, 1/2– 3/4 inch long, 3/4–1 inch wide, rather rigid; the teeth sharp. Pedicels cobwebbed or tomentose. β differs from the usual form in having no lateral leaf-lobes, a broader lamina, and a denser and more glabrous inflorescence.
