OregonFlora species comparison

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

erect, nearly glabrous to remotely hirsute, 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, spatulate with 3–5 distal lobes, 6–25 × 3–10 mm;

margins entire;

surfaces moderately to densely hirsute.

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

absent or reduced to linear bracts.

3–5 × 8–11 mm.

5–7 × 10–13 mm.

15–30, lavender to purple;

rays 3–8 × 0.7–1.3 mm.

25–40, white to lavender to purple;

rays 6–9 × 0.5–1.5 mm.

corollas 2.5–3.5 mm.

2–3 mm.

in 3–4 unequal series;

surfaces sparsely strigose, eglandular.

in 2 series; purplish to green, with yellow-orange medial stripe;

surfaces remotely hirsute to basally villous.

1–2 mm, nearly glabrous to sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

2–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1, radiate.

1, radiate.

=27.

=18.