Stems decumbent-ascending, 10-20 cm, hirsutulous (hairs spreading-deflexed) in proximal ¹ / 2 , usually sparsely strigose or glabrous distally. Leaves: proximal and mid margins with stiff, spreading cilia, faces hispid. Involucres 5-6.5 mm. Flowering Jun-Aug. Sandy sites, commonly in pine or pine-oak woodlands; 1100-2000 m; Calif.