Heads 20-60. Calyculi: bractlets inconspicuous. Involucres 4-5(-6) mm diam. Phyllaries 3-5 mm, tips usually black, sometimes lightly so. Ray corolla laminae 5-6 mm. Flowering summer-early fall. Damp and drying habitats, conifer dominated associations, especially road cuts and other disturbed areas; 2400-3600 m; Ariz., N.Mex.