Lipochaeta micrantha, a member of the Asteraceae (sunflower) family, is a somewhat woody perennial herb. The 0.5 to 2 m (1.6 to 6.6 ft) long stems grow along the ground and root at the nodes, with the tip of the stem growing upward. The roughly triangular leaves measure 2.1 to 9.7 cm (0.8 to 3.8 in) long and 1.2 to 7.8 cm (0.5 to 3.1 in) wide. They are sparsely hairy. with margins smooth or variously lobed. Flower heads are in clusters of two or three. Each head contains four to five ray florets, 2.3 to 5.8 mm (0.1 to 0.2 in) long and 1.4 to 3.5 mm (0.06 to 0.14 in) wide, and five to nine disk florets, about 2.7 to 3.1 mm (0.1 in) long.