OregonFlora species comparison

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

erect, sparsely strigose, sometimes minutely glandular.

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, narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic to spatulate, 5–50 × 1–4 mm;

margins entire;

tips acute;

surfaces densely strigose.

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

surfaces densely strigose to villous.

few, linear, 5–20 × ~1 mm, abruptly reduced distally.

2–4 × 6–10 mm.

3–5 × 7–11 mm.

75–150, light purple to lavender;

rays 2–5 × 0.25–0.6 mm.

15–24, blue to purple;

rays 3–6 × 0.5–1 mm.

corollas 2–3 mm.

corollas 2–4 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.

medial areas usually purple;

surfaces glabrous to moderately hirsute, densely glandular.

0.75–1 mm, glabrous to very sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–20+ in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1(3), radiate.

=18, 27, 36.