Leaves uniformly hispidulous to hirsutulous (hairs spreading to spreading-arching, stiff). Cypselae 1.8–2 mm. 2n = 18.

Flowering Jun–Sep. Dry, rocky habitats, dry meadows, sometimes with sagebrush or mountain mahogany, common in treeless areas, often with yellow, bristlecone, or limber pine; 2200–3500 m; Calif., Nev., Utah.

Variety pinzliae is found in California, central Nevada, and west-central Utah. It apparently is discontinuously different from var. clokeyi and might be better treated at specific rank. Its relationship to Erigeron pygmaeus should be studied in such a consideration.