Perennials, 5-15 cm; internodes mostly 1-5(-12) mm. Leaf blades mostly filiform, 8-15 × 1-2 mm. Phyllaries 5(-8), ovate to oblong or linear, 8-11 mm. Florets mostly 25-75+; corollas yellow, 7-9 mm. Cypselae 7-8 mm; pappi: longer bristles 6-7 mm. 2n = 24.

Flowering spring-summer. Sandy soils, with desert scrub; 1300-2100 m; Nev.