This native biennial or short-lived perennial grows from 1 to 2 feet tall (B). Most leaves are basal and oval (C). The few upper stem leaves are smaller and usually deeply lobed (D). Several daisy-like flowers 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter form a cluster at the top of the stem (A,B). The flower has 8 or more yellow petal-like ray florets surrounding the yellow-orange disk (A). Both ray and disk florets produce seeds with attached showy, plume-like hairs.