Japan Flora: Perennial herb, woody at the base; stems 20-30 cm. long, some­what tufted; radical leaves persistent, long-petiolate, 4.5-9 cm. long, pinnately parted, the segments 2 or 3 pairs, linear, about 2 mm. wide, the lower segments 8-20 mm. long, the median leaves few, petiolate, 3-4 cm. long, pinnately parted, the upper ones smaller, linear; involucral bracts and chaff about 3 mm. long; ligulate corollas about 3.5 mm. long, 2-2.5 mm. wide, 3-toothed; achenes 65-7 mm. long.

Honshu (Hachijo Isl. in Izu). Bonins, Formosa to s. China, Malaysia, and Aus­tralia.