Leaf blades 15-35+ mm. Phyllaries often purplish. Ray laminae 1-3+ mm. Disc corollas 6-7 mm. Cypselae 2-3 mm. 2n = 38. Flowering late summer-fall. Saline marshes, ocean bluffs; 0-20+ m; B.C.; Calif., Oreg., Wash.; Mexico (Baja California).