Leaf blades 10-35 mm. Ray florets 2-4+; laminae 5-11 mm. Disc florets 20-40+; corollas 6-7 mm. Cypselae ca. 3 mm; pappi 4-6 mm. 2n = 36.

Flowering spring-summer. Clays or gypseous-sandy soils, probably seeps, springs; 1000-2000 m; N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Coahuila).