Burrielia nivea D. C. Eaton in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 174, plate 18, figs. 6–14. 1871

Stems usually crowded in tufts. Leaves 10–2(0–30) × 3–8(–12) mm. Peduncles 1–35+ mm. Involucres 4–6+ mm. Ray corollas inconspicuous, laminae ± erect, 2–2.5 mm. Disc corollas 1.5–3 mm. Cypselae black, 2.5–3.5 mm, hairs on margins 0.6–1.2 mm; pappus scales 1.5–2.5 mm. 2n = 38.

Flowering spring. Sandy or gravelly soils, often with sagebrush scrub; 800–3100 m; Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg.