Leaves 7-15-lobed. Pappi of 5 oblanceolate, erose scales 0.8-1.1 mm alternating with 5 unequal, 1-aristate scales 2.5-3 mm. 2n = 32, 40. Flowering early spring and late fall. Mostly sandy soils; 0-300 m; Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).