Leaf blades 3-nerved distal to bases, 5-9(-11) × 1-2.5(-4) mm, margins coarsely serrate, apices obtuse to rounded, faces pubescent. 2n = 20.

Flowering Jul-Sep. Dry, open or wooded, disturbed sites, sandy pinelands; 10-300 m; Ala., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.