Herbs, biennial. Stems 15-40 cm tall, densely white lanate tomentose. Leaves thin; lower leaves smaller than median cauline leaves; cauline leaves spatulate, 2-6 × 4-12 cm, white lanate on both surfaces, base angular, narrowed, sessile, decurrent, margin entire, apex rounded, mucronulate. Capitula numerous, densely aggregated in terminal corymbs. Involucre globose-campanulate, ca. 3 × 3.5 mm; phyllaries 3-seriate, pale yellow, outer ones shorter, broadly ovate, inner ones oblong, apex obtuse. Outer florets many, ca. 1.75 mm. Central florets 5-10; corolla ca. 2 mm. Achenes oblong, compressed, ca. 0.5 mm, papillose. Pappus white, ca. 2 mm, bristles deciduous separately. 2n = 14.
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A herb. The stems are 15-40 cm long. The plant is covered with fine wooly hairs. The leaves are small and rounded.
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