Japan Flora: Perennial rhizomatous herb; stems 10-30(—40) cm. long, few-leaved; radical leaves membranous, oblanceolate, 5-10(-15) cm. long, 1-2.5 cm. wide, obtuse to subobtuse, mucronate-toothed, glandular-hairy and with long-spreading coarse brownish hairs; lower cauline leaves similar to the radical, sessile, clasping at base, the upper leaves small; heads few, deep yellow, 1.5-2 cm. across; pedicels, upper part of stems, and back of involucral bracts with long-spreading coarse brown hairs and dense red-brown short hairs; involucres blackish, 6-8 mm. long; achenes about 2 mm. long; pappus pale brown. July-Aug. Alpine grassy slopes.

Honshu (centr. and n. distr.)