Stems and leaves strigose to puberulo-hirsutulous. Phyllaries densely strigose to hirsute or hirsuto-villous, minutely glandular. 2n = 18.

Flowering May-Jul(-Aug). Dry, sandy or rocky soils, lava beds, talus, shale, serpentine barrens, meadows, sagebrush, sagebrush-mountain mahogany, pinyon or pinyon-juniper, pine (yellow, white, or Jeffrey); (800-)1500-2500(-3000) m; Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg.