Description: Herbaceous perennial with a woody base and rosette growth habit. Leaves basal, oblanceolate to spatulate, 2.5 cm (1 in.) long, and uniformly hairy. Inflorescence with solitary radiate flower heads. Ray florets 13 - 21, white, pink or violet, 1.2 cm (0.5 in.) long; disk florets often purplish at the tips. Fruit an achene, compressed, 2-3 ribbed, hairy, with up to 30 pappus bristles. Time of flowering: March to June.
Habitat: Bristlecone pine, mixed conifer, and pinyon-juniper communities. Known to occur in shallow gravelly soils along ridges, rocky outcrops, and slopes. Elevations: 2,000 - 2,950 m (6,600 - 9,700 ft).
Range: Endemic to southern Nevada. In Clark County, known from the Sheep Mountains and Spring Mountains (Bonanza Peak, Macks Canyon, Lee Canyon, Deer Creek, Kyle Canyon, Bridge Mountain, Mount Wilson, and Mount Potosi). Also occurring in Nye County.
Comments: Distinguished from related Townsendia species by shorter and wider leaves; could also be confused with Clokey fleabane (Erigeron clokeyi).