Scandent vine with hispid striate stems. Denticulate leaves to 80mm x 35mm, srigose-hispid above & brown pubescent beneath, Thyrsoid panicles to 150mm x 80mm with bracts 8mm x 2mm. Corolla 8mm long with teeth 1mm long. Glabrate or pubescent achenes to 4.5mm long with pappus bristles 7mm long