It is native to the western United States, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of sandy habitat, such as desert and sagebrush.

[2] It produces a spreading to erect, often wool-coated stem up to about half a meter tall.

Leaves are woolly, round and located at the base of the plant.

The inflorescence is a branching cyme bearing many clusters of flowers.

The individual flowers are 1 to 2 millimeters wide and white or pink in color.