Perennials, (7–)12.5–30(–38) cm; taprooted. Stems 1–75+, decumbent to ascending or erect (sometimes reddish brown), moderately appressed-strigose, sparsely long-hirsute. Leaves: proximal cauline petiolate, blades narrowly oblanceolate, 25–56 × 4–9 mm, not stiff, bases attenuate, margins flat, entire, strigoso-ciliate, with a few, proximal, long-hispido-strigose cilia, faces ± densely strigose, sparsely stipitate-glandular; distal cauline sessile, linear-oblanceolate, little reduced to slightly longer distally, surpassing heads, margins entire, rarely slightly undulate, apices acute, faces moderately strigose, sparsely to moderately stipitate-glandular. Heads 1–9(–20), borne singly or in corymbiform arrays. Peduncles 2–10 mm, moderately strigoso-canescent, long-hispid hairs few, sparsely stipitate-glandular; bracts grading from leaves, reduced proximal to heads, those subtending heads usually 1–5, narrowly oblanceolate, (large) 6.5–15 × 0.9–2.5 mm, leaflike. Involucres cylindric to campanulate, (6.3–)7.6–12 mm. Phyllaries in 4–5 series, slightly reddish purple distally, lanceolate, unequal, margins scarious, faces moderately strigose, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. Ray florets 10–23; laminae (8–)10–15 × 1–2.5 mm. Disc florets (16–)24–60(–73); corollas barely ampliate, 4.6–7.1 mm, throats glabrous, lobes 0.5–1 mm, glabrate (hairs 0.1–0.25 mm). Cypselae monomorphic, obconic, compressed, 1.7–3 mm, ribs 7–11, faces sparsely to moderately strigose; pappi off-white, outer of linear scales 0.25–1 mm, inner of 35–45 bristles 4.7–7 mm, longest attenuate. 2n = 18, 36.
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