Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla, a member of the Asteraceae (aster) family, is a low and somewhat woody perennial herb with arched or nearly prostrate stems which may be up to 150 cm (59 in) long. Leaves of this variety are lance-shaped and closely spaced along the stem. Flower heads grow singly or in clusters of 2 or 3, each consisting of bracts (the involucre) usually 5 to 8 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) long beneath 8 to 15 yellow ray florets which surround 20 to 65 yellow disk florets. Fruits are achenes which measure 2.5 to 2.7 mm (0.1 in) long by 1 to 1.5 mm (0.04 to 0.06 in) wide. They have small wings about 0.4 to 0.5 mm (0.2 in) long.