Tuberous, tomentose, 10 – 18 (-20) cm tall herb. Tuber globose, 2.5 cm diameter; root collar fibrous and woolly. Stem branched, tomentose. Leaves linearly filiform , tomentose, entire, acute, recurved; radical leaves arranged in a rosette, 13 x 0.1cm; upper cauline leaves alternate, 4 – 7 x 0.1 cm. Peduncle 2 – 3 (-5-6) cm long, tomentose. Capitula 2 x 0.5 cm at flowering and enlarged to 3 – 5 x 1 cm at fruiting stage, cylindrical. Involucre tomentose. Phyllaries triseriate, entire, membranous; outer ones ovate-lanceolate 4 – 7 x 4 – 5 mm, acute-obtuse; middle ones oblong-lanceolate,10 – 18 x 4 – 5 mm, acute-obtuse; inner ones 25 – 32 x 3 – 4 mm, linear lanceolate, obtuse. Florets yellow. Cypselas 9 – 12 mm long, 8-ribbed, glabrous,ribs with few rounded teeth, white. Pappus biseriate, bristles 35-40, 20 – 35 mm long, plumose below, scabrous above, silky white.