Pyrrocoma genuflexa Greene, Pittonia 3: 348. 1898; Haplopappus croceus A. Gray var. genuflexus (Greene) S. F. Blake

Plants 10–20(–40) cm, slender. Stems ascending (basally curved). Basal leaves 80–150 × 5–10 mm. Heads usually (2–)3–6, sometimes borne singly. Involucres 10–15 × 15–20 mm. Ray floret corollas 9–12 mm.

Flowering Jul–Oct. Mountain meadows, moist slopes; 2100–2900 m; Ariz.

Variety genuflexa is recognized by its relatively short stems, small and narrow leaves, and small heads. It is known from the type locality and nearby locations.