Rosette: polycarpic, sessile, dwarf. Leaf: open sheath, sessile, adaxially densely pubescent, lanate-lanuginose, white-cinereous, length 6.5–14.5 cm, width 0.8–2.0 cm, ratio 5–15:1, bases of secondary nerves parallel, 2–4 mm apart. Inflorescence: lateral, simple, dichasial, monocephalous, length 25–55 cm, with 2–3 pairs of opposite bracts. Capitulum: diameter 18–24 mm, ligular circle 30–40 mm, disc 12–15 mm, yellow ligules (photo Serge Aubert).