Ray (pistillate) corollas laminate, laminae 0.8-2 mm. Disc florets (7-)15-34; corolla lobes yellow; style branches 2-3 mm, stigmatic portions 0.6-1 mm.

Flowering Apr-May. Flats and slopes, alluvium, grassy areas; of conservation concern; 400-800 m; Calif.

Subspecies aeolica grows in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Clara counties.