Stems sometimes sparsely hirsute, glandular, sometimes sparsely so. Distal leaves usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely hirsuto-villous, minutely glandular. Involucres glabrous or sparsely hirsuto-villous, densely minutely glandular.

Flowering Jun-Sep. Roadsides, moist meadows, streamsides, crevices, aspen groves, ponderosa pine, pine-fir, spruce; 1900-3700 m; Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., S.Dak., Wyo.