Perennials, 2–10(–12) cm (cespitose or ± matted); proximal indument ± thinning with age, whitish, lanuginose. Stems mostly 10–20+, decumbent to ± erect. Leaves ± basal, 2.5–5 cm; largest blades ovate to deltate, ± plane, (1–)2-pinnately lobed; primary lobes mostly 2–4 pairs, ± congested, ultimate lobes ± plane. Heads 1(–2) per stem. Peduncles mostly ascending to erect, (0.5–)3–11 cm. Involucres obconic to ± cylindric. Phyllaries: longest 9–12(–14) mm; outer stipitate-glandular, apices erect, ± rigid. Corollas 5.5–8 mm. Cypselae 5.5–7.5 mm; pappi: longest scales 3–5 mm. 2n = 12.
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