Woody twining vine to 3m with pilose stems. Leaves to 90mm x 60mm with mucronulate denticulate margins, sparsely pilose beneath. Corymbs with flower heads to 9mm high with bracts to 7mm x 1.5mm, corolla tube to 3.5mm long with lobes 1.5mm long. Spiny achenes to 3.5mm long with pappus bristles 5mm long.