Plants (30–)40–60+; herbage sometimes sparsely hairy. Stems single or loosely clustered (relatively stiff-erect). Leaves mostly proximal and mid cauline (basal smaller, usually withering before flowering). Phyllaries frequently black or purplish toward tips, sometimes with black hairs on abaxial faces.

Phenology: Flowering mid–late summer.
Habitat: Damp or drying, loose, rocky sites in upper conifer associations and near timberline
Elevation: 3100–4100 m

Distribution

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Colo., N.Mex.

Discussion

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