Stems sparsely tomentulose or glabrous. Leaves mostly cauline (distal connate-perfoliate); blades rounded-deltate to ovate, 8-12 × 4-9 cm, coarsely toothed. Ray florets 12-13; laminae 8-18 mm. Cypselae ± quadrate, 4-6 mm; pappi of 16-30, obovate to spatulate scales 0.5-2 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering late spring-summer. Deep sandy soils with scrub oaks; 10-100 m; La., Tex.