Stems erect. Leaves (at least mid cauline) elliptic, 4–10 × 1–3 cm, margins dentate to serrate (at least mid portions, often undulate as well), faces sericeous to puberulent (hairs unequal) or glabrate. Heads borne singly. Involucres hemi-spheric, 7–11 mm. Phyllaries 16–25 in 3–4 series (obovate, apices cuspidate, indument similar to leaves). Paleae: apices cuspidate (not spine-tipped). Ray florets 14–25; laminae 5–7.5 × 2.5–3.5 mm. Disc florets 25–60; corollas 5–6 mm, lobes 1.5–2 mm. Cypselae 3–5 mm, 3–4-angled. 2n = 28.

Flowering late spring–summer. Sandy and rocky coasts; 0–10 m; Fla.; West Indies (Cuba).

Borrichia ×cubana is a fertile F1 hybrid between B. frutescens and B. arborescens. It is found where the parental species are sympatric; backcrosses of the hybrid with either parent appear to be infertile.