Stems 5-45 cm. Leaves: basal axils glabrous or sparsely tomentose, terminal lobes 6-40 mm; cauline 0-1(-2). Heads 1-12. Peduncles 2-10 cm. Phyllaries 6-10 mm. Florets 10-35; corollas yellowish, 3-5 mm, throats 1.5-2.5 mm, lengths 2-4(-5) times lobes; anthers 2.5-3 mm. Cypselae 4-6 mm, hairs 0.5-1.2 mm; pappi 1.5-2.5 mm. 2n = 34.

Flowering Jun-Jul. Sands, gravels, clays; 1800-3500 m; Utah, Wyo.