Stenotus acaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name stemless mock goldenweed.

[1] It is native to the western United States, where it grows in rocky soils in sagebrush plateau and mountain habitats.

Stenotus acaulis is a perennial herb usually forming a compact tuft or mat of hairless to hairy and sometimes glandular herbage.

The linear to widely lance-shaped leaves are up to 8 or 10 centimeters long with rigid, hair-lined edges.

The flower head contains yellow disc florets and several yellow ray florets each about a centimeter long.