Herbs, dwarf, annual. Stem branched from base. Leaves undivided, margin with rigid white spines. Uppermost leaves concealing capitula. Capitula heterogamous, clustered. Phyllaries imbricate, herbaceous. Receptacle with setae few, rather short. Florets few; outer florets sterile; inner florets bisexual. Corolla yellow or pink, of even thickness, not divided into tube and limb. Style branches short. Achene with a denticulate rim at apex. Pappus elements of two types; outer pappus of scabrid bristles; inner pappus of an annulus bearing 1 rigid basally widened bristle.

One species: Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan; SW Asia.

(Authors: Shi Zhu (石铸 Shih Chu); Ludwig Martins)