Leaf blades 12-17 mm. Ray florets 6-11; laminae 10-13 mm. Disc florets ca. 25; corollas 8-8.5 mm. Cypselae ca. 4 mm; pappi 8-10 mm. 2n = ca. 36. Flowering spring-summer. Clays or gypseous soils, seeps, springs; 900 m; Tex.