Perennial herbs or subshrubs, 80-150 cm tall, sparsely puberulous or glabrescent. Leaves short petiolate or subsessile, upper surface of blade gray or yellowish tomentose or glabrescent; lower surface densely gray arachnoid tomentose, lowermost blades ovate or oblong-ovate, (1-)2-pinnately parted, distal lobes larger, segments 3-4 pairs, winged along midrib; middle cauline leaves ovate or oblong-ovate or elliptic, 5-8×3-5 cm, (1-)2 -pinnately parted, segments 3 (or 4) pairs, distal lobes larger, lobes elliptic-lanceolate, linear-lanceolate or linear, 10-20×3-5 mm, ultimate lobes deeply serrate, apex acute or acuminate; uppermost pinnately parted; leafy bracts 3-lobed or undivided. Inflorescences paniculate. Heads ovoid, oblong-ovoid or broadly ovoid, 1.5-2.5(-3) mm in diam., involucral bracts puberulous or glabrescent. Outer florets 4-8. Central florets 8-12. Achenes oblong or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.

TAIPEI: Tanshui, Ho 576; Juifang, Leu 667. ILAN: Tatung, Lin 9; Mt. Duli, Tamura et al. 21320. TAOYUAN: Tachi, Peng 13492, 13525; Lungtan, Peng 7214. HSINCHU: Chunpei, Leu 1638; Hengshan, Peng 9844. MIAOLI: Taian, Yang 06396; Chunan, Lin 606. TAICHUNG: Wuling, Hsu s. n. 1987; Hoping, Hsu 760. NANTOU: Tungpu, Peng 6500. CHIAI: Alishan, Leu 167. HUALIEN: Mukuashan, Peng 7261.

Widely distributed in Asia, North and South America, Oceania and China. Taiwan, at low to high elevations throughout the island.

Used as an antiphlogistic.