Japan Flora: An­nual or biennial herb; stems erect, terete, usually simple, 60-80 cm. long, sometimes with multicellular crisped hairs; leaves membranous, ovate or deltoid-ovate, glaucescent beneath; lower leaves often pinnately divided, with a long wingless petiole; median leaves truncate, with a broadly winged petiole, scarcely clasping; upper leaves smaller, broadly rhombic- lanceolate, gradually narrowed at base, sometimes sparingly hairy on upper surface; inflorescence a cylindrical panicle, 20， 40 cm. long; heads narrow, about 1 cm. across; florets 8-10, pale yellow; involucres about 1 cm. long, the inner bracts about 5; achenes obovate-oblong, about 4 mm. long inclusive of the very short beak, 1.5 mm. wide, 3-ribbed on each side; pappus white, about 6 mm. long.  Aug.-Sept. Mountains.

Hok­kaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. China and Indochina.