Plants 40-80 cm. Leaves narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate. Heads 10-50(-75). 2n = 32, 48. 64.

Flowering Jul-Aug. Grasslands and montane meadows, open coniferous forests; 1200-2000 m; B.C.; Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.

Variety intermedium is found mainly in the northern part of the species range and is only occasional in California and Nevada.