Perennials, 10-35 cm. Leaves mostly basal, sometimes to mid-stems; petiolar bases 3-5+ cm; blades elliptic-obovate to ± spatulate, 3-5+ cm × 5-25 mm, margins weakly lobed or entire, faces closely puberulent. Peduncles 10-30 cm. Phyllaries 22-26+, lance-attenuate, 9-12 mm, villous with jointed hairs. Receptacular setae 2-4 mm. Ray florets 8-14; corollas yellow, 14-17+ mm. Disc florets 50-100+; corollas yellow, tubes 1-1.2 mm, throats cylindric, 4-5.5 mm, lobes ovate, 0.7-1.3 mm, jointed hairs 0.3+ mm. Cypselae ± obpyramidal, 1-2 mm, hairs 1+ mm, inserted at bases and on angles and faces; pappi of 10 ovate to lanceolate, aristate scales 5-6.5+ mm (scarious bases 3-4.5 × 1-1.2 mm). 2n = 68.

Flowering May-Jun(-Sep). Clays or sandy soils, often disturbed places, with sagebrush, pinyons, or yellow pines; 1200-2000 m; Ariz., Utah.