Perennial with much-branched stems terminating in leafy rosettes and usually forming mats, 1-7 cm tall. Lvs mostly in basal rosettes; basal lvs cuneate to short petiole, densely white-tomentose on both surfaces including mid-vein but usually excluding petiole on upper, plane, elliptic to broad-elliptic or spathulate, usually obtuse, sometimes acute, mucronate, (3)-6-12-(20) × (2)-3-6 mm; cauline lvs 1-few, apetiolate, reduced upwards and becoming ovate-triangular to linear, amplexicaul and finally scalelike. Capitula c. 2-4 mm diam., usually solitary, very rarely 2 together; subtending lvs < capitula; scape terminal, simple, erect, amongst lvs at flowering, usually elongating somewhat at fruiting. Involucral bracts elliptic-oblong, obtuse to subacute, 4.5-6 mm long; stereome green or tinged reddish purple at apex; lamina pale brown, with darker band at base; gap and margins clear or tinged reddish purple. Achenes glabrous, c. 1.2 mm long.