Lepachys peduncularis Torrey & A. Gray var. picta A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 107. 1852

Leaves lyrate-pinnate, 2–14 × 1–6.5 cm, lobes 3–7 (terminal lobes lanceolate-ovate, toothed to parted, 3–50 mm wide). Ray corollas mostly purple, sometimes with some yellow. Cypselae pectinate-fimbriate (adaxial margins). 2n = 28.

Flowering Apr–Oct. Sandy seacoasts; 0–50 m; Tex.

Variety picta has been reported to hybridize with var. peduncularis (E. L. Richards 1968) and Ratibida columnifera (S. W. Jackson 1963).