Leaf blades 20-35(-50+) × 12-25(-30+) mm (including petioles). Peduncles 3-10(-20+) mm. Bracts ± linear at proximal nodes, wanting distally. Phyllaries 3-4 mm. Cypselae 1.5-2 mm; pappi white, outer scales 0.1-0.3 mm, inner bristles 3-4 mm. 2n = 36.

Flowering year-round. Disturbed places; 0-10 m; introduced; Fla.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America; Asia; Africa; Indian Ocean Islands; Pacific Islands.