OregonFlora species comparison

erect, moderately to densely strigose, eglandular.

erect, sparsely strigose, sometimes minutely glandular.

persistent, linear to filiform, 20–80 × 0.5–2 mm;

margins entire;

tips rounded to acute or acuminate;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose.

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

margins entire;

tips acute;

surfaces densely strigose.

gradually reduced distally or not.

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

4–6 × 7–11 mm.

3–5 × 7–11 mm.

20–40, white to purple;

rays 3–9 × 0.7–1.5 mm.

15–24, blue to purple;

rays 3–6 × 0.5–1 mm.

corollas 2–4 mm.

corollas 2–4 mm.

in 2–4 series;

surfaces moderately to densely strigose or villous, sometimes nearly glabrous distally, densely minutely glandular.

medial areas usually purple;

surfaces glabrous to moderately hirsute, densely glandular.

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

1–5 in corymb-like arrays, radiate.

1(3), radiate.

=18.