The leaves of Kudingcha are thick leathery, spiral and alternate, 8 to 25 cm long and 4.5 to 8.5 cm wide, with sparse sharp teeth on the edge and no fluff on both sides. The leaves are oval, not crinkle. The upper color is yellow green or gray green, the surface is glossy, and the lower color is yellow green.
Chrysanthemum leaves alternate, with short stalks, ovate, lanceolate or oblong leaves, 5 to 15 cm long, pinnately lobed or hemilobed, cuneate at base, coarsely serrated or deeply lobed at margin.
Kudingcha flowers dioecious, or unisexual and bisexual flowers coexist, flowers white or yellow
Chrysanthemum flower heads are solitary or several clusters growing at the top of stems and branches, with a diameter of 2.5 to 20 cm, and different sizes. The color of glossy flower is yellow, white, purple or yellow, and the color of flower is yellow, red, white, purple, orange, pink, dark red and other colors.