Stems mostly solitary, erect, 30–70 cm. Herbage glandular, villous. Leaves: basal petiolate; blades lanceolate, entire to denticulate, 3–12 cm long; cauline 2 to 4 pairs, short-petiolate, reduced upward. Heads 3 to 9; lateral heads nodding in flower; involucre campanulate, 10–16 mm high, glandular-pubescent. Rays absent. Pappus short-barbed, stramineous. Achenes glabrous, 4–6 mm long
(Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).