Leaf blades 3-nerved distal to bases, 50-110 × 20-40 mm, margins evenly serrate, apices acute, faces pubescent to glabrate. 2n = 30. Flowering Jul-Sep. Dry to moist upland woods; 20-300 m; Ala., Del., D.C., Ga., Ky., Md., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.