Perennial, with ± unbranched, up to 45 cm tall, erect, sparsely leafy, densely appressed silvery grayish pubescent stems from woody, suberect rhizome. Leaves on up to 15 cm long petioles, densely appressed silvery-gray hairy on both sides or glabrescent above, punctate glandular, laminas ovate or oblong, usually shorter than petioles, basal deeply 3-pinnatisect into linear-oblong, 0.75 – 2 mm broad, ± acute ultimate segments, upper leaves smaller, ± sessile, weakly dissected. Capitula radiate, usually solitary, terminal. Involucre campanulate, variable in diameter, phyllaries grayish pubescent, coriaceous to herbaceous, outer lanceolate, 3.5 – 5 mm long, ± acute, without scarious margins, inner phyllaries whitish, membranous on margins and dilated obtuse apices. Ray-florets 12-15, with 7 – 15 x 3 – 5 mm, ± crenately 3-lobed ligules. Disc-florets with 3 – 5 mm long, 5-lobed, yellow corolla tube. Cypselas oblong, 2.75 – 3.5 mm long, 5-ribbed, finely glandulose. Pappus coroniform, 0.5 – 1 mm long, finely toothed.