Stems weakly arching. Leaves: proximal midcauline broadly lanceolate to rhombic, shorter, 5-9 × 1.3-2.4 cm. 2n = 18.

Flowering Sep-Oct. Shaded thickets and woods near creeks, wet lowlands; 20-200 m; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss.

Variety zedia occurs in scattered locations across the wet lowlands of the southeastern United States.