root fibrous, annual; stem subsimple or branched from the base, erect, thinly cobwebbed, laxly leafy; radical leaves numerous, petioled, lyrato-pinnatifid, on both sides cobwebby-tomentose, the lobes short, blunt, the terminal confluent; lower cauline leaves ear-clasping, petioled, oblong, subentire or sinuate, upper sessile, linear-oblong, obtuse; outer inv. sc. hirsute, with linear, blunt points; achenes cross-ridged and tubercled. Whole plant hoary, with long, interwoven, white hairs, not gland-hispid. Rad. leaves 3–4 in. long, 1/2 in. wide, sinuate-pinnatifid, the lobes and sinuses very blunt. Stem in our sp. 6–7 in. high, simple. Heads of large size, very showy; disc 1 inch across, brownish-purple; rays 30 or more, 1–1 1/4 inch long, golden-yellow, with rich brown bases. A very handsome species.
