Plants erect, (0.5-)1-3 × (0.1-)1-2.5 dm. Leaf blades 1.5-5 × 0.2-0.5(-0.7) cm. Involucres 2.5-3.5 mm, margins rose-pink. Flowering Apr-Jul. Sandy outcrops, annual grassland communities; of conservation concern; 200-300 m; Calif.