Herbs, perennial, stemless; taproot long. Leaves in a single dense basal rosette around synflorescence; petiole 0.7-1.7 cm; leaf blade narrowly elliptic, 0.5-1 × 0.3-0.5 cm, 3-7-pinnatisect, abaxially densely villous, adaxially sparsely villous or subglabrescent; segments linear; sometimes leaves linear and entire. Synflorescence a dense hemispheric glomerule ca. 2 cm in diam. Capitula many. Involucres cuneate-campanulate, ca. 6 mm in diam.; phyllaries in 3 rows, herbaceous, abaxially villous, scarious margin dark brown, outer phyllaries lanceolate, 5-7 mm, middle and inner ones oblanceolate, 4-5 mm. Florets yellow, ca. 3 mm. Fl. Sep.

● Alpine meadows, rocky slopes; 4500-5500 m. Xizang.