Perennials, (1–)2–6(–12) cm; taprooted, caudices branches relatively short, thick. Stems erect, strigose to sparsely or densely short-villous (hairs loosely appressed to ascending or spreading), eglandular. Leaves mostly basal (persistent) (eciliate or weakly ciliate proximally); blades 1-nerved linear to narrowly oblanceolate or subspatulate, (5–)10–50(–60) × 0.8–2.5 mm (bases gradually narrowing), margins entire (apices obtuse to rounded), abaxial faces glabrate or glabrous, shiny, adaxial sparsely, loosely strigose, eglandular; cauline mostly on proximal 1 / 2 – 1 / 3 of stems (absent in some high elevation forms), abruptly or gradually reduced distally. Heads 1. Involucres (3–)4–6(–8) × (5–)8–12(–15) mm. Phyllaries in 2–3(–4) series (subequal), villosulous to villoso-hirsutulous (hairs usually with purplish cross walls at least in basal cells), minutely glandular apically or eglandular. Ray florets (12–)20–44(–85); corollas white, less commonly purplish, 4–7(–8) mm, laminae coiling. Disc corollas (2–)2.5–3.5(–4) mm. Cypselae 2.1–2.5 mm, 2-nerved, faces sparsely strigose; pappi: outer of scales, inner of (6–)7–11 (readily falling) bristles.
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