Stems 10-45 cm. Leaves: basal axils ± densely tomentose, terminal lobes 6-30 mm; cauline 0-2. Heads 4-14. Peduncles 1-6 cm. Phyllaries 7-9 mm. Florets 25-70; corollas yellowish, 3.2-4.5 mm, throats 1.5-2 mm, lengths 3-4 times lobes; anthers 2.5-3 mm. Cypselae 4.5-6 mm, hairs 1 mm; pappi 0.6-1.3 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering Jun-Jul. Gravelly or rocky sites; 1200-1600 m; Idaho.