Herbs 9-15(-25) cm tall, base densely whitish arachnoid. Petiole purple, 2-3 cm, ± unwinged; leaf blade mid-green to slightly grayish green, oblanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, usually 7-14 × 1.5-3 cm, sparsely to densely arachnoid, deeply pinnatisect, midvein arachnoid and adaxially purple; lateral lobes 5-7, narrowly triangular in outer leaves but in middle leaves from broad base abruptly narrowed into a linear distal part, ± patent to slightly recurved, proximal margin ± entire, distal margin sigmoid and with a few linear long teeth near base; interlobes with purple-brown spots, to 5 mm, sparsely dentate, teeth large; terminal lobe ± triangular to 3-partite, terminal and basal segments narrow, often lingulate, apex acute. Scapes pinkish green, ± equaling leaves, arachnoid. Capitulum 2.5-3 cm wide. Involucre 1-1.1 cm wide, base rounded. Outer phyllaries 15-19, dark green and slightly pruinose, lanceolate to ovate, 8-10 × 3-4.5 mm, erect, ± patent, or arcuate-recurved, with a evident whitish (0.1-)0.2-0.4 mm border, margin sparsely ciliate, apex usually purplish and usually corniculate; inner phyllaries 1.2-1.4 cm, often corniculate near apex. Ligules (paler) yellow; outer ligules subcanaliculate, outside striped dark grayish; inner ligules with yellow to reddish apical teeth. Stigmas grayish green. Anthers without pollen. Achene cinnamon brown, 4.2-4.5 × 0.8-0.9 mm; body narrow, relatively densely shortly spinulose-squamulose above, very gradually narrowing into a cylindric 1-1.2 mm cone; beak 8-9.5 mm. Pappus slightly yellowish white, ca. 5 mm. Fl. late spring. Agamosperm.
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