The leaves are crowded in the lower stem becoming more distant upwards, narrow, O.5 to 1.75 decimeters long, and attached alternate to each other. The disk corollas are 5.5 to 6.5 millimeters long.
Sexual reproduction appears to be the normal method with individual heads being sterile.
Flower buds appear as early as late April with flowering occurring from mid-May to October. Flowering typically reaches its peak during June and July. Ineffective seed dispersal mechanisms apparently limit the plant's ability to colonize new areas. Historically, there was at least one, and possibly two additional sites represented for Rutherford County. All known sites are located within 14 miles of one another, and the maximum area occupied by any one population does not exceed a few acres in size.