E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

General:
Short-lived perennial herb from a woody taproot; stems several, loosely woolly, 20-70 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal and lower stem leaves, alternate, entire, more or less woolly-hairy, numerous, broadly linear, 3-10 cm long, 2-10 mm wide, narrowly extending down the stem; middle and upper stem leaves similar, slightly reduced upward.

Flowers:
Heads disciform, numerous, in tight clusters, not conspicuously leafy, in a broad, round-topped inflorescence; involucres 4-7 mm tall; involucral bracts white to tan, woolly-hairy at the base.

Fruits:
Achenes nerveless, glabrous; pappus bristles distinct, falling separately.