It grows along steep, rocky cliffsides and canyons on the island.

Leaves occur in tufts at the ends of the stem branches.

Each head has a cylindrical base under a centimetre long and contains 9 to 12 light lavender or pinkish flowers.

Each flower is a ray floret with an erect tube and a strap-shaped ligule with a toothed tip.

[1] The Latin name of Munzothamnus refers to the American botanist Philip A.