Erigeron eatonii subsp. villosus Cronquist, Brittonia 6: 172. 1947 (as eatoni)

Stems (5–)10–15(–30) cm. Heads 1(–2), held well beyond basal leaves. Involucres 4.5–6.5 × (10–)12–14(–17) mm. Phyllaries moderately to densely villous (hairs mostly 1–2 mm), sometimes sparsely minutely glandular. Rays: laminae (5–)6–8. Disc corollas 2.5–3.5 mm. Cypselae 1.7–2.2 mm; pappi of 16–26 bristles 2.5–3.5 mm.

Flowering Jun–Aug. Meadows and open places, commonly in lodgepole pine woodland, sagebrush; (1500–)1800–3000 m; Idaho, Oreg., Wash.