Stems 4-12(-21) cm. Heads 1(-2), held just beyond to well beyond basal leaves. Involucres 4.5-8 × 8-12(-16) mm. Phyllaries hirsutulous to villous (hairs 0.5-1.5 mm), eglandular. Ray laminae 4.5-6.6(-8.5) mm. Disc corollas 3.5-5 mm. Cypselae 2.8-3.5 mm; pappi of 18-30 bristles 3.5-5 mm. 2n = 18.

Flowering May-Sep. Meadows, seeps, rocky flats, often with sagebrush; 1800-2800 m; Calif., Nev.