Flower/fruit:
2.5
to 5 inch flower head; 12 to 20 drooping purple rays; cone-shaped,
purplish disk
Flowering
Season: Summer into early fall
Foliage:
Simple or branched, often bristly
hairy stem; leaves are roughish above and sharply toothed; basal
leaves are 3 to 8 inches long, egg-shaped, 5-veined and stalked;
upper leaves are lance-shaped, stalkless and much smaller
