Lipochaeta fauriei, a member of the Asteraceae (sunflower) family, is a perennial herb with somewhat woody, erect or climbing stems up to 5 m (16 ft) long. The simple, toothed leaves are narrowly triangular, slightly hairy, 7 to 13 cm (3 to 5 in) long, and about 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. Flower heads occur in clusters of 2 to 3, each comprising 6 to 8 ray florets, 6 to 13 mm (0.2 to 0.5 in) long and about 2.3 mm (0.1 in) wide, and 30 to 35 disk florets 3.3 to 3.9 mm (0.1 to 0.2 in) long. The bracts beneath the flower heads are purple near the base. Fruits are knobby textured achenes (dry, one-seeded fruits) about 2.5 to 3 mm (0.1 in) long and 1.5 to 2. mm (0.07 in) wide. The achenes of the disk florets are sometimes thinner and shorter than those of the ray florets.