It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it grows in the Rocky Mountains.

A spherical inflorescence of pinkish or bluish white flowers over one centimeter in diameter is borne atop a woolly stem up to about 6 inches in height.

[2] This plant is found only in and around the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains, for example, in the Hoosier Pass.

[2] Its habitat is in the alpine climate of mountain ridges up to 4270 meters in elevation.

[2] The worst threat to this species is probably motorized recreation in the habitat, such as off-road vehicles and snowmobiles.