Ray (pistillate) corollas elaminate or with apiculum 0.1–0.5(–1) mm. Disc florets 3–6(–15); corolla lobes red-purple; style branches (0.7–)1–2 mm, stigmatic portions 0.4–0.5 mm. 2n = 18.

Flowering (Mar–)Apr–May. Slopes and flats, grassy areas, chaparral, clays, or sometimes over serpentine; 0–900 m; Calif.