Stems decumbent to erect, 20-150 cm. Cauline leaf blades spatulate to lanceolate, relatively even-sized distally, margins usually entire, sometimes serrate apically. Peduncles usually hirtellous to hispid, sometimes with crisped hairs as well, rarely glabrous, eglandular. Involucres turbinate to subcylincric, (4-)5-7 mm diam. Ray florets (5-)9-22; corolla laminae (4-)4.5-6.3(-7.4) mm. Disc florets (6-)25-45(-60). 2n = 10 (10 and 12 in one population).

Flowering Sep-Nov(-Dec). Sandy soils, creek terraces, often in prairies, fields, pastures, roadsides; 20-100 m; Tex.; Mexico (Nuevo León).