Japan Flora: Nearly glabrous annual or biennial herb; stems branched, 50-100 cm. long, hollow; leaves ovate-oblong, large, often incised or pinnately parted, rather closely spinetoothed; upper leaves dilated at base, auriculate; heads about 2 cm. across, umbelliform, yellow; involucres 1.2-1.3 cm. long; achenes narrowly obovate, flattened, smooth or nearly so, with 3 ribs or nerves on each side; pappus 7-8 mm. long. May-Oct.