Basal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, (2-)3-8(-10) × (4-)5-14 mm. Involucres 4.5-6 mm. Florets 3-4 mm. 2n = 18. Flowering Aug-Oct(-Nov). Moist sandy loam or sandy peat, savannas, pine flatwoods, swamp margins; 10-100 m; Ala., Fla., Ga., La., S.C., Tex.