Lipochaeta waimeaensis, a member of the Asteraceae (sunflower) family, is a low growing, somewhat woody perennial herb with stems 1 to 2 m (3 to 6.5 ft) long that root at the nodes. The linear or narrowly elliptical leaves are 4.7 to 5 cm (1.9 to 2 in) long, 5 to 8 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) wide, hairy along major veins on the upper surface, and evenly hairy on the lower surface. Flower heads are borne singly c: in clusters of two or three. The outer head bracts are lance-shaped and measure 3 to 4 mm (0.1 to 0.2 in) long and 1.5 to 2 mm (0.06 to 0.08 in) wide. The oval ray florets number four or five per head and are about 3.2 to 2.5 mm (0.13 in) long and about 3 mm (0.1 in) wide. The disk florets number 20 to 25 per head. The fruits are knobby, winged achenes 2.2 to 2.5 mm (0.1 in) long and about 1.7 to 2.3 mm (0.08 in) wide. The ray achenes are slightly wider and have longer wings than those of the disk.