OregonFlora species comparison

erect to basally ascending, sparsely to moderately strigose, eglandular.

erect, sparsely strigose, sometimes minutely glandular.

persistent, linear to filiform, 20–50 × 0.5–1 mm, white, bases sheathing;

margins entire;

tips round to acute or acuminate;

surfaces sparsely to moderately strigose.

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

margins entire;

tips acute;

surfaces densely strigose.

abruptly reduced and usually restricted to basal ? of stem, bases sheathing.

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

3–5 × 8–11 mm.

3–5 × 7–11 mm.

15–30, lavender to purple;

rays 3–8 × 0.7–1.3 mm.

15–24, blue to purple;

rays 3–6 × 0.5–1 mm.

corollas 2.5–3.5 mm.

corollas 2–4 mm.

in 3–4 unequal series;

surfaces sparsely strigose, eglandular.

medial areas usually purple;

surfaces glabrous to moderately hirsute, densely glandular.

1–2 mm, nearly glabrous to sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1, radiate.

1(3), radiate.

=27.