Stems stipitate-glandular distally, internodes 4-6(-10) cm. Leaf blades 50-90 × 10-25(-40) mm. Peduncles 4-8+ cm. Phyllaries: outer ± oblong to ovate, 2-4+ mm, inner ovate-oblong to ovate-attenuate, 7-9 mm; all ± stipitate-glandular abaxially. Ray laminae 10-15+ mm. Disc corollas 5-6 mm, tubes stipitate-glandular. Cypselae 3-4 mm; pappus bristles 4-5 mm.

Flowering Aug-Oct. Shaded places, limestone outcrops; 70-200 m; Ala.