Description: Herbaceous perennial. Stems finely pubescent, glandular, weak, decumbent or drooping, 5 - 12 cm (2 - 4.7 in.) long. Leaves mostly basal, one-pinnate with 4 – 8 pairs of leaflets; leaflets sparsely pubescent. Inflorescence a terminal cyme (at the tip), up to 10 flowers. Flowers 5 - 10 mm (0.4 in.) wide; sepals 5; petals 5, yellow, 2 mm (0.08 in.) long. Fruit an achene, 2 mm long, slightly ridged. Time of flowering: May to July.
Habitat: Bristlecone pine and mixed conifer communities. Occurs on bedrock and crevices of vertical and near-vertical cliff faces of limestone, sandstone, and dolomite outcrops. Elevations: 1,500 - 3,500 m (5,200 - 11,200 ft).
Range: In Clark County, Nevada, known from the Spring Mountains in Lee, Kyle, and Carpenter canyons, Deer Creek, La Madre Mountain and Mount Potosi. Also known from Clark Mountain, San Bernardino County, California.
Comments: This plant may appear fernlike upon first glance.
Distinguished from Ivesia cryptocaulis by its drooping stems hanging over cliff faces.