Plants acaulescent or stems only ca. 2 mm; rosette and basal leaves congested to globose, 8-12 mm in diam. Leaves more layered, densely imbricate, lower layers (subterranean leaves) flat, rounded, gradually withered, upper layers (rosette and basal leaves) obovate or broadly spatulate, ca. 5 mm, rarely ca. 7 mm, membranous, brown, upper parts gray lanate, base glabrous, apex obtuse or rounded. Capitulum usually solitary, without peduncle. Involucre 12-15 mm in diam. Achene obovoid-oblong, ca. 1 mm.

● Alpine sunny slopes, rocky peaks; 4300-4400 m. S Sichuan (Mianning).