Taprooted plant, stems 80-110 cm. Basal leaves shortly petiolate, elongate, stem leaves sessile, upper leaves linear. Median stem leaves 5-20 cm x 2-10 cm. Capitula up to 6 cm diam. Marginal flowers bright yellow. V - May to September. Fl - June-July. Fr - June-August. P - by seed and by division of mature specimens. Best for group planting in a sunny position. Z 4.

Caucasus (Transcaucasus) and Anatolia. Open places in forest of upper mountain zone, in tall herbaceous community.