OregonFlora species comparison

ascending to erect, mostly glabrous to sparsely hirsute, sparsely minutely glandular.

persistent in distinct rosettes, obovate to spatulate, 10–90 × 5–15 mm;

margins entire or occasionally weakly dentate on distal portions;

surfaces glabrous to remotely strigose, occasionally remotely glandular.

elliptic to oblanceolate, 7–25 × 2–6 mm, reduced distally.

1–3 heads; terminal and axillary.

3–8 × 9–15 mm.

30–50, white to occasionally purplish;

rays 4–7 × 1–2 mm.

corollas 3–4 mm.

in 2–3 series, often with purple medial or apical area;

surfaces nearly glabrous or sparsely to moderately villous, eglandular or glandular.

2–3 mm, sparsely strigose;

inner pappi of numerous barbellate bristles.

radiate.