Leaves sessile; blades cuneate, largest 3-14(-18) × 2-9(-12) mm . Heads radiate or discoid, 8-11 × 5-7 mm. Phyllary midnerves evident throughout, subapical herbaceous patches usually lacking. Disc florets 12-33. 2n = 18.

Flowering late summer-fall. Granitic outcrops; of conservation concern; 1000-2800 m; Calif.