Perennial herb with stout rootstock and rhizomes. Basal lvs glabrous on upper surface, hairy on veins and otherwise sparsely hairy on lower; petiole hairy, > lamina, (4)-7-25-(35) cm long; lamina reniform, cordate, obtuse at apex, regularly dentate, (2)-6-18 cm diam. Infl. a corymb, appearing with or after lvs, with up to 10-(20) capitula, erect, 15-35 cm tall; cauline lvs 1-3, with broad sheathing amplexicaul base and often a reduced lamina. Supplementary bracts 2-4, lanceolate, 3-7 mm long. Involucral bracts 12-14, oblong-elliptic, 8-12 mm long. Ray florets 8-13; ligules pale pink to purple, 4-5 mm long. Disc pink to purple. Achenes not formed.