| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 4-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf Other: Dark green upper, with reverse side covered in graish-white woolly hairs. |
| Fruit: | Other: Round, light brown bristly bur |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Purplish-red with cobweb like hairs covering the bracts. Hooked bristles on the floral bracts aid in seed dispersal. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
