Annual, without stolons; stems 1-few, ascending to erect, simple or much- branched in lower 1/2, (1)-3-50 cm tall. Lvs all cauline at flowering, apetiolate, densely white-tomentose on lower surface, becoming sparsely tomentose to ± glabrous on upper, plane, usually spathulate to oblanceolate, sometimes elliptic or almost linear, cuneate, usually acute, rarely obtuse, mucronate, (6)-15-70-(100) × 2-10-(15) mm. Capitula c. 1 mm diam., numerous in dense globular terminal clusters, very rarely few axillary clusters below; longest subtending lvs c. 1-3× diam. of cluster. Involucral bracts narrow-oblong, gradually tapered to a blunt apex, 3.5-4.5 mm long; stereome green; lamina clear to pale or dark brown; gap and margins clear or tinged reddish purple. Achenes minutely papillate, 0.7-0.8 mm long.