Stems 10-25 cm. Leaves: basal axils glabrous or sparsely tomentose, terminal lobes 3-20 mm; cauline 0-1(-2). Heads 3-10(-15). Peduncles 1-2 cm. Phyllaries 4-8 mm. Florets 10-20; corollas yellowish, 2-3 mm, throats 1.5-1.8 mm, lengths 2-3 times lobes; anthers 2 mm. Cypselae 3.5-4 mm, hairs 1 mm; pappi 0.6-1.8 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering Jun-Aug. Sands, gravels; 1600-2600 m; Colo.