Sprawling subshrub arising from a multicipital stock and forming mats up to 2 m diameter. Branchlets stout, c. 5 mm diameter, clad in leaf remains and emitting cord-like roots along most of length. Living leaves in rosulate tufts at branchlet tips. Lamina 2-6 × 1-2 cm, oblanceolate, light green sometimes glaucous, tip subacute, base tapering gradually into sheath, margin finely dentate; lower and upper surfaces glabrous except for a narrow and sometimes inconspicuous band of deciduous white hairs along the margin; midrib and one to two pairs of lateral veins prominent. Sheath membranous and glabrous, broad. Scape glandular, sometimes with a few deciduous eglandular hairs in lower part, stout, 12—20 × 0.2-0.3 cm; bracts many, foliaceous, glandular, oblanceolate to oblong, midrib and one pair of lateral veins prominent. Receptacle subglobose, c. 1.5 cm diameter. Phyllaries in several series, loosely imbricate, up to 1.5 cm long, subulate, acuminate, slightly recurved, densely clothed in stalked glandular hairs, margins fimbriate towards tip. Ray florets up to 2.5 cm long, limb wide, tube with stalked glandular hairs. In disc florets, corolla tube clad in biseriate eglandular hairs of clavate form. Pappus bristles unequal, up to 7 mm long, 20-30 in number, teeth close and short. Achene 2.5-3.5 × 1.0 mm, compressed, densely clad in long bifid hairs.

Subfrutex cffusus ex caudice multicipiti ortus. Folia viventia in caespitibus rosulatis ad apices ramulorum disposita. Lamina 2—6 × 1—2 cm, oblanceolata, subviridis intcrdum glauca, margine subtilitcr dentato; inferior et superior paginac glabrae praeter angustam et intcrdum inconspicuam in marginibus fasciam pilorum alborum deciduorumque, nervo medio et singulis vel binis latcralibus nervis prominentibus. Receptaculum subglobosum. Phyllaria in aliquot seriebus, subulata, acuminata, parum recurvata, dense vcstita pilis glandulosis stipitatis. In floribus disci, corollae tubus pilosus biseriatis eglandulosis pilis in forma clavatis. Achenium 2.5-3.5 × 1.0 mm, compressum, dense vestitum pilis longis bifidis.

Subshrub with stout branchlets arising from a multicipital stock and forming an approximately hemispherical cushion up to 70 cm diameter. Branchlets stout, up to 4 mm diameter, dark, emitting cord-like roots. Living leaves imbricating and distributed along the upper part of branchlets. Lamina 1.5—2.5 × 0.3-0.5 cm, linear-oblong, widened slightly near the base, subobtuse at tip, margin strongly revolute; upper surface studded with short stalked glandular hairs, lower surface densely clad in felted white tomentum of crisped hairs. Sheath merging imperceptibly with lamina, membranous, densely tomentose on outer surface, glabrous on inner. Scape 5-8 × 0.2-0.3 cm, densely tomentose with long lustrous white hairs; bracts several, linear, tomentose to glabrate. Receptacle campanulate, 1-1.5 cm diameter. Phyllaries in several series, imbricate, up to 1.2 cm long, subulate, acute, not recurved, both uniseriate and biseriate hairs present, margins densely fimbriate. Ray florets up to 2.5 cm long, limb wide and sparsely hairy, tube more so. In disc florets, corolla narrow funneliform, with both uniseriate and oblong biseriate eglandular hairs; stamen tip acute and noticeably elongated, anther tails sagittate; style bifid, the arms differentiated into a lower parallel-sided papillose portion and an upper long-triangular portion bearing long collecting hairs. Pappus bristles unequal, up to 6 mm long, c.25 in number, teeth short. Achene 4-5 × 0.8 mm, compressed, densely clad in long bifid hairs.

Subfrutex in forma pulvini paene hemisphaerici ad 70 cm diametro. Folia viventia imbricata et in superioribus ramulorum partibus distributa. Lamina 1.5-2.5 × 0.3-0.5 cm, anguste oblonga; pagina superior pilis glandulosis brevistipitatis ornata, pagina inferior dense vestita tomento albo coacto pilorum crisporum. Phyllaria in aliquot seriebus, subulata, acuta, non recurvata, et uniseriatis et biseriatis pilis praedita, marginibus dense fimbriatis. In floribus disci corolla anguste infundibuliformis, cum et uniseriatis et biseriatis oblongis eglandulosis pilis. Achenium 4-5 × 0.8 mm, compressum, dense vestitum pilis longis bifidis.