Ramose bush, up to 1.5 m, branches finely tomentose; leaves ovate-oblong, 4-11.5 cm long, 2-6.5 cm wide, abruptly acuminate at the apex, obtuse to almost pointed at the base, glabrous on the upper side, puberulous on the underside, reticulate; cymes leafy, not branching, few heads; involucre hemispheric or broadly bell-shaped, 8-9 mm; bracts imbricated only at the base, external bracts linear-lanceolate, internal bracts linear-oblong, both spiny at the apex, which recurves; flowers 7-8 mm, achenes 4.5-5 mm, pappus 8 mm. Species endemic to Los Mogotes de Viñales. It has been proposed for the category 'in danger', considering its area is limited to the summits of Los Mogotes.