Stems densely sericeous, hairs tawny. Leaves: petiole 20–170 mm; blade orbiculate-reniform, (10–)20–30(–51) × (15–)30–40(–62) mm, surfaces: abaxial densely sericeous, adax­ial sparsely sericeous. Pedicels 5–13 mm, recurved near tips. Flowers: sepals 2.5–3.2 mm at anthesis, 2.9–3.8 mm in fruit; corolla pale green, 3.1–4 mm. Fruits notably 2-lobed, 3–4 × 2.8–3.3 mm, lobes separating, pericarp fragile, shattering irregularly.

Flowering Feb–Jul. Disturbed sites, gravelly oak woodlands, lakeshores; 50–500(–700) m; Tex.