Herbs, perennial, ± scapose, to 10 cm tall, sparsely grayish hirsute, hairs simple. Basal leaves many, petiolate; leaf blade oblong or ovate, 2-3 × 0.5-1 cm, 2-pinnatipartite, both surfaces densely lanate; primary lateral lobes 3-or 4-paired; ultimate lobes obtuse or slightly acute at apex. Stem leaves very reduced, margin entire. Capitulum solitary, long pedunculate. Involucres coryliform, 4-6 mm in diam.; phyllaries in 3 rows, herbaceous, scarious margin narrow, glossy brown, outer phyllaries lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, inner ones longer, oblong-linear. Florets yellow, 5-lobed. Achenes 1.5-2.2 mm, 5-or 6-ribbed, sparsely pilose. Corona scales 8-12, linear or elliptic-linear. Fl. and fr. Jul-Aug.
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