OregonFlora species comparison

erect, ascending to decumbent, densely pilose to sparsely hirsute, minutely glandular at least distally.

erect, sparsely to moderately villous, eglandular.

persistent or withering by flowering, spatulate, 20–80 × 5–10 mm;

margins entire or with 1–2 coarse teeth;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose, usually eglandular.

persistent, oblanceolate to spatulate, 50–350 × 30–90 mm;

margins entire, sometimes moderately ciliate;

surfaces glabrous to glabrate.

numerous and well developed, elliptic, obovate, or linear, 5–30 × 1–4 mm, usually slightly reduced distally;

surfaces densely strigose to villous.

obovate to linear, abruptly reduced distally;

surfaces usually hirsute.

2–4 × 6–10 mm.

3–7 × 8–16 mm.

75–150, light purple to lavender;

rays 2–5 × 0.25–0.6 mm.

30–50+, lavender to purple;

rays 5–10 × 0.6–2.2 mm.

corollas 2–3 mm.

2–3 mm.

in 2–3 series, usually with dark green or brown medial area and lighter colored stripe;

surfaces moderately to densely hirsute or strigose, moderately to densely glandular.

in 2 series;

margins usually ragged;

surfaces moderately to densely villous.

0.75–1 mm, glabrous to very sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–2 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–20+ in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1, radiate.

=18, 27, 36.