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.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia