Tuberous, cushion-forming shrublet, with a turnip-shaped root, stem well-branched, extending shortly above ground and flattened, covered with hard, conical, tubercle-like leaf bases. Leaves tufted, broadly obovate-cuneate, narrowed to a petiole-like base, 5-20 mm diam., leathery, entire or laxly serrate. Flowerheads on one or more branched peduncles up to 100 mm long, radiate, yellow; involucre campanulate, ± 5 mm diam., bracts ± 8, 5-7 x 1-2 mm. Cypselas ± 1.5 mm long, pubescent; pappus ± 4 mm long.
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