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General: Perennial herb from a woody stem-base or rhizome; stems erect to ascending, shortly grey-hairy, 10-30 cm tall.
Leaves: Basal leaves oblanceolate to spoon-shaped, stalked, more or less rounded at the tip, more or less 3-nerved, 1-8 cm long, 0.5-1.0 cm wide; stem leaves oblong linear, reduced upwards.
Flowers: Heads with ray and disk flowers, solitary; involucres 6-10 mm tall; involucral bracts oblong-linear, loosely erect, subequal in several series, herbaceous throughout or slightly papery; ray flowers white, sometimes violet or lavender, 1-1.5 cm long, or more; disk flowers yellow.
Fruits: Achenes flattened, 2-nerved, hairy; pappus white to tan, with a few, more or less evident, short bristles.
Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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