Climbing annual to 1.2m with tap root. Pinnatisect leaves to 160mm x 30mm with 10-21 pairs of lobes to 10mm x 5mm, densely pubescent beneath, villous above. Flower head 13mm x 5mm with a bract, 8-13 phyllaries 13mm x 1mm, 12-16 florets 7-8 in 1 series with corolla 8mm long, 6-8 disc florets with tube to 3.5mm long & 5 lobes to 0.5mm. Pubescent achenes to 3mm long with white pappus bristles to 6mm long.