Perennials, 5-35 cm. Leaves mostly cauline; petiolar bases 2-8 cm; blades obovate to oblanceolate or spatulate, mostly 2-5(-8) cm × 5-25 mm, margins usually entire, sometimes obscurely lobed or toothed, faces sparsely villous. Peduncles 2-6(-10) cm. Phyllaries 18-24+, lanceolate-ovate to lanceolate-attenuate, 8-12 mm, villous with jointed hairs. Receptacular setae 0.3-2 mm. Ray florets 7-10; corollas yellow, 12-16 mm. Disc florets 60-100+; corollas yellow, tubes 0.8-1.2 mm, throats cylindric to urceolate, 4-4.5 mm, lobes ovate-deltate, 0.8-1.2 mm, jointed hairs 0.3+ mm. Cypselae obpyramidal, 3-4 mm, hairs 1.5-2 mm, inserted at bases and on angles and faces; pappi of 10 lanceolate, aristate scales 5-6.5+ mm (scarious bases 3.5-4.5 × 0.8-1.5 mm). 2n = 34.

Flowering May-Jun(-Oct). Clays or sandy soils, often rocky places, deserts; 1200-2400 m; Colo., Utah.