False dandelion

Annual or biennial rosette forming aster plant. Leaves lanceolate, glabrous or with large sparse hairs on upper surface. Leaves have sparse elongated teeth along leaf edges that can range from 1 cm to 5 cm. Leaves have a prominent white midrib. At flowering, plant produces and elongated stalk with multiple branches with an elongated and solitary inflorescences. Inflorescence a composite ray (outer) and disk (flowers). Corolla (petals) are normally a light to creamy yellow. Outer flowers have petals that come to a sharp point. Inner flower without petals. Inner flowers have a brown style and stigma with filament and anthers protruding through the stigma.