Stems erect, hispid. Leaf blades 4-9 cm , margins usually shallowly, regularly serrate, abaxial faces sometimes gland-dotted. Peduncles 25-50 cm. Ray laminae (15-)20-30 mm. Discs 16-18(-20) mm diam. 2n = 34. Flowering spring-fall. Open areas , sandy soils; 10-100+ m; Conn., Fla., Ga., La., Md., Mass., Mich., N.H., N.Y., N.C., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va.