Distribution
Georgia (introduced), Ukraine (introduced)

Leaves: petioles 1-7 (-12+) cm; blades 6-12 (-20+) × 5-12 (-18+) cm. Peduncles 1-6 (-12+) mm. Involucres 2-3 mm. Phyllaries: outer 5 ± herbaceous, sericeous to strigillose, inner scarious to membranous, glabrous or glabrate. Paleae 2-2.5 mm. Pistillate florets: corollas 0.1-0.5 mm, or 0. Functionally staminate florets: corollas 2–2.5 mm. Cypselae 2-2.5 (-3) mm. 2n = 36.
Flowering Jul-Oct. Disturbed sites: abandoned fields, bottomlands, flood plains, stream banks; 1-1300 m.