[1] It occurs in the Arkansas River Valley in Fremont, Pueblo,[2] and Las Animas Counties.

[1] This perennial herb has hairy erect or upright stems measuring 20 to 30 centimeters long.

The leaves have thick oval or round blades up to 7 centimeters long by 6 wide.

The branching inflorescence has bell-shaped involucres each containing three purple-pink flowers about a centimeter wide.

[3] This plant grows on the Smoky Hill Member of the Niobrara Formation, generally on outcrops of shale.