Mariola

Shrubs, 30–100+ cm. Leaf blades oval-elliptic to obovate, 15–25(–40+) × 6–15(–25+) mm, sometimes pinnately (3–)5–7-lobed or round-toothed, ultimate margins entire, faces tomentose (gray to white) and gland-dotted. Heads radiate, in glomerules of 3–5+ on branched stalks 1–5(–12+) cm, forming compound, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles 1–3+ mm. Phyllaries: outer 5 oblong, 1.5–2 mm, inner 5 orbiculate, 2–2.5 mm. Pistillate florets 5; corolla laminae ovate, 1–1.5 mm. Disc florets 8–20(–30+). Cypselae obovoid, 1.5–2 mm; pappus-like enations 2(–3), erect to spreading, ± subulate, 0.5–1 mm. 2n = 54.

Flowering (May–)Jul–Nov. Openings in desert scrub, often on limestone soils; 1000–1500 m; Ariz., Nev., N.Mex., Tex., Utah; Mexico.