Erect to ascending, basally ± woody, annual to ± perennial herb, (20–) 25–50 (–60) cm tall, much–branched, densely glandular hairy. Leaves oblanceolate, narrowly obovate, oblong or ± spathulate, (3–) 5–10 (–15) cm long, (1–) 1.5–4.5 (–6) cm wide, basally attenuate, entire or repand–dentate, acute to obtuse. Capitula solitary, 2.5–5 (–8) cm across; peduncle 5–10 cm long. Phyllaries biseriate, lanceolate or oblong–lanceolate, (8–) 10–15 mm long, 3.5–4 mm wide, acute, glandular and simple–hairy. Ray florets usually more than 30, 2–3 (–4)–seriate; ligules narrowly oblanceolate, 2–3.5 cm long, 4 – 4.5 mm wide, apically 3–fid, pale yellow to golden orange. Disc florets 3–5 mm long, yellow to orange. Cypselas polymorphic, all curved, with or without an outermost row of incurved, rarely patent fruits; outer cypselas 2–2.5 cm long, shortly beaked, alternating with cymbiform, much shorter cypselas; inner ones smaller, curved, wrinkled.