Plants 5–20 cm. Stems (branched proximally) tomentose (not stipitate-glandular). Leaves 10–18 × 3–4 cm, deeply pinnately lobed (lobed remote, lanceolate or linear, entire or dentate). Heads 2–9. Peduncles tomentulose, eglandular. Phyllaries 8–12, tomentulose, eglandular, often glabrous distally. Florets 12–40. Cypselae dark brown.

Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Ridgetops, black shale hills, volcanic aggregate, gravelly soils
Elevation: 1400–2100 m

Distribution

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Calif., Colo., Mont., Oreg., Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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