It is endemic to Nevada in the United States, where it is known from Nye and Lander Counties.

[2] This long-lived perennial herb produces hairy stems up to 14 centimeters tall from a woody caudex.

[3] This plant grows in subalpine climates at the crest of the Toiyabe mountain range on clay soils covered in loose quartzite scree.

It grows in sagebrush habitat alongside Artemisia arbuscula, Leptodactylon pungens, and various grasses.

The habitat is rugged and difficult to explore so more plants may exist.