Herbs, perennial, 10-35 cm tall. Stem simple or branched, erect, moderately to densely microglandular, basally densely pilose, upward moderately pilose. Basal leaves spatulate, 5-13 × 1-2 cm, pilose and microglandular, base narrowly attenuate into a winged petiole, margin mucronulately serrate, apex obtuse and mucronulate. Stem leaves 8-15, gradually smaller toward stem apex, up to densely microglandular. Synflorescence racemiform, with 1-16 capitula. Involucre obconic-campanulate, 1.2-1.5 × 0.6-0.9 cm. Phyllaries in 2 or 3 rows; outer phyllaries abaxially densely covered with dark hispid glandular capitate hairs to 1 mm; inner phyllaries linear, ca. 8 mm, abaxially glabrous. Achene cylindric, ca. 2.5 × 0.8 mm, with conspicuous ribs. Pappus brownish, 3.5-5 mm.
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