Climbing shrub or scandent glabrous herb to 16m, striate glabrous tetragonal stems, woody old stems with corky bark. Crenate or serrate leaves to 110mm x 40mm, glabrous or pilose beneath. Inflorescence to 50mm x 15mm, hispid yellow flower heads to 30mm wide with 7-9 pubescent bracts to 9mm long, 6-8 yellow ray florets to 20mm long, around 15 disc flowers 11mm long with corolla 8mm long. Pilose achenes to 22mm x 1mm with awns to 5mm long.