Stoloniferous perennial; stems 1-3-(6), ascending, simple, 6-25-(40) cm tall. Lvs mostly basal at flowering; basal lvs usually long-petiolate, densely white-tomentose on lower surface usually not including mid-vein, glabrous and shiny on upper (sometimes sparsely to moderately tomentose when young), plane, oblanceolate to narrow-elliptic, long-cuneate, subacute to acute, mucronate, 30-190 × 3-10-(20) mm; cauline lvs becoming slightly or not reduced upwards, often lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, apetiolate and broad-based. Capitula 1.5-2 mm diam., 10-numerous in dense ± globular terminal clusters, very rarely smaller axillary clusters below; longest subtending lvs 1-3× diam. of cluster. Involucral bracts oblong, obtuse to subacute, 3.5-4.5 mm long; stereome green; lamina pale brown, with dark band at base; gap and rarely upper margin bright reddish purple. Achenes minutely papillate, c. 0.8 mm long.