Annuals or perennials, 3–6 dm. Phyllaries (8–)12–16, mostly oblong to ovate or obovate. Rays 0. Disc florets 15–30; corollas white or pinkish to purplish, 5–6 mm, lobe lengths 2–3+ times throats; anthers pinkish to purplish. Cypselae 4–5 mm; pappus scales 4–6 mm. 2n = 24.

Flowering mostly late summer–fall. Rocky places, often with pinyons and junipers; 900–2300 m; Ariz., Calif., N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora).