Subshrubs to 100 cm. Leaf blades elliptic to lance-oblong, (20-)50-100 × 10-40+ mm. Ray florets 13-21; laminae 10-15+ mm. Disc florets 40-50; corollas 5-6 mm. Cypselae 8-12 mm, sericeous; pappi to 4 mm.

Flowering mostly Aug-Oct. Rocky slopes, disturbed sites; 1500-2100 m (Mexico); N.Mex.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango).