Ray (pistillate) corollas elaminate or with apiculum 0.1-0.5(-1) mm. Disc florets 3-6(-15); corolla lobes red-purple; style branches (0.7-)1-2 mm, stigmatic portions 0.4-0.5 mm. 2n = 18.

Flowering (Mar-)Apr-May. Slopes and flats, grassy areas, chaparral, clays, or sometimes over serpentine; 0-900 m; Calif.