▁Le aves ▁are ▁alternate ▁mostly ▁with ▁deep ▁p inn ate ▁lo bes , ▁however , ▁small ▁leaves ▁have ▁shall ow ▁lo bes ▁or ▁none ▁at ▁all . ▁Le af ▁surface ▁color ▁ranges ▁from ▁sh iny ▁to ▁d ull ▁in ▁light ▁to ▁dark ▁green ▁p ig ments ▁that ▁sometimes ▁may ▁appear ▁in ▁pur ple ▁or ▁yellow ▁she ar ▁cast . ▁Le aves ▁are ▁slightly ▁to oth ed ▁along ▁marg ins ▁with ▁small ▁hair s ▁along ▁unders ide ▁of ▁leaf ▁ve in . ▁ ▁F lower ▁heads ▁appear ▁d and el ion - like , ▁attach ▁at ▁the ▁a pe x ▁of ▁the ▁stem , ▁and ▁are ▁ 8 mm ▁across . ▁The ▁flor ets ▁are ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁slightly ▁red ▁to ▁orange ▁in ▁color , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 2 - 2 5 ▁per ▁plant . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁flower ▁head ▁has ▁several ▁fl oral ▁b ract s ▁that ▁appear ▁light ▁green ▁and ▁gl ab r ous . ▁Flow ers ▁blo om ▁in ▁late ▁summer ▁or ▁early ▁fall ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 3 – 4 ▁weeks . ▁The ▁flower ▁does ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁emit ▁notice able ▁sc ent . ▁After ▁the ▁blo oming ▁period , ▁flowers ▁are ▁replaced ▁by ▁dark ▁a chen es ▁with ▁tu ft s ▁of ▁white ▁hair . ▁Its ▁ach ene ▁has ▁a ▁longitud inal ▁r idge , ▁may ▁have ▁black ▁sp ots ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁and ▁are ▁distributed ▁by ▁the ▁wind . ▁They ▁are ▁o void ; ▁slightly ▁fl atten ed , ▁but ▁cur ved ▁in ▁shape . ▁A