Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Alberta, Montana, and Wyoming.

Habitat: Moist lowlands, open slopes and fields.

Flowers: July-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, butterflies, beetles, hummingbirds

Taprooted, short-lived perennial, the stem densely but loosely covered with long, soft hairs, 4-15 dm. tall, tapering above.

Leaves with some loose, soft hairs above, thinly white-woolly below, narrowly lanceolate, toothed and moderately spiny.

Heads clustered toward the top of the simple stem in a compact or elongated inflorescence; involucre 2-3 cm. high, strongly spider-webby, not much imbricate, the bracts all narrow and tapering, the middle and outer with a short, straight spine, the inner often twisted; flowers all tubular, creamy-white; receptacle densely bristly.