Perennials, 10-40(-80) cm. Leaf lobes mostly linear, 5-30(-45) × (0.5-)1-2(-4) mm. Heads 1-2(-4+) per stem. Peduncles (8-)15-30+ cm. Calyculi of 7-11+ oblong-deltate to linear bractlets (8-)12-20(-30) mm. Phyllaries 12-13+, lanceolate, 12-20 mm. Ray florets 16-21+; laminae 20-35+ mm. Disc corollas 5.5-7 mm. Cypselae oblong-rectangular, 6-7 mm. 2n = 24.

Flowering Feb-Jun. Coastal bluffs and dunes; 0-100 m; Calif.