OregonFlora species comparison

usually 1, usually conspicuously white-tomentose, rarely glabrate.

elliptic to oblanceolate, 6–40 × 1.5–10 cm;

margins pinnate;

lobes often with shallow teeth or again lobed;

spines weak to stout, 1–15 mm;

surfaces white-tomentose, adaxially sometimes thin to glabrate;

basal usually present at flowering, sessile, clasping, decurrent, or petiolate.

ovoid to spherical; (2)3–7 × 2–8 cm, thinly to densely arachnoid-tomentose.

corollas 25–40 mm, red, rarely white or pink;

tubes 8–18 mm;

throats 5–10 mm, gradually narrowed to tubes;

lobes 5–12 mm;

style tips 4–5 mm.

subequal to strongly imbricate; without glutinous ridges, linear to narrowly lanceolate, reflexed or ascending;

spines weak to moderately thick, 1–10 mm.

5–7 mm; light to dark brown;

pappi 20–30 mm.

1–many.