Stems 14-22(-33) cm. Heads 1(-2), held well beyond basal leaves. Involucres 7-11 × (14-)17-23 mm. Phyllaries villous (hairs 1-2 mm), sparsely, if at all, glandular. Ray laminae 7-11 mm. Disc corollas 4.4-6.8 mm. Cypselae 4-4.5 mm; pappi of 20-24 bristles 4-5 mm.

Flowering May-Jul. Meadows, gravelly slopes, mostly in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper; 1400-2900 m; Calif., Nev.