Stems ascending to erect, 5–22 cm, moderately to densely hispido-strigose, sparsely long-hirsute, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. Distal cauline leaf blades linear-oblanceolate, 5–19(–23) × 2.3–4.2(–4.7) mm, sometimes little reduced, bases cuneate to attenuate, margins flat, apices acute, faces densely strigose (hairs 84–140/mm 2 ), sparsely to to moderately stipitate-glandular (glands 0–28/mm 2 ). Heads 1–8(–10) in congested to open corymbiform arrays. Peduncles (7–)12–28(–37) mm, moderately to densely hispido-strigose, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular; bracts subtending heads small or none. Involucres cylindric to narrowly campanulate (fresh), 5.5–6.8(–7.5) mm. Phyllaries lanceolate to narrowly triangular-lanceolate, margins often reddish purple distally, faces moderately to densely strigose, eglandular or sparsely stipitate-glandular. Ray florets 5–13(–15); laminae 5–9.5(–11) mm. 2n = 36.
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