Stems 30-60(-70) cm. Leaves: basal axils ± densely tomentose, ter-minal lobes 3-6 mm; cauline 5-12. Heads 4-14. Peduncles 1-6 cm. Phyllaries 7-10 mm. Florets 30-40; corollas yellowish, 3-4.5 mm, throats 1.5-2.5 mm, lengths 3-4(-6) times lobes; anthers 2.5-3 mm. Cypselae 4.5-5 mm, hairs 0.5-1 mm; pappi 0.8-1.8 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering May-Jun. Sands, rocky soils, limestones; 1000-2100 m; Utah.