Subshrubs, 40-60 cm tall, silvery tomentose. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 3-6 mm; leaf blade ovate-elliptic or oblong, 3-4.5 × 1-2.5 cm, 3-pinnatisect; segments 5 or 6 pairs; lobules linear, 2.5-3.5 × ca. 0.5 mm. Upper leaves 2(or 3)-pinnatisect; leaflike bracts 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Synflorescence a narrow panicle. Involucre oblong, 1-1.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries densely silvery pubescent. Florets 3-5. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.

● Gobi Desert, semidesert steppes; low elevations to 1500 m. N Xinjiang.