OregonFlora species comparison

ascending to erect, glabrous to sparsely pubescent.

ascending to erect, glabrous or sometimes pubescent above.

< 7 × as long as wide;

margins generally entire;

surfaces usually glabrous;

basal present at flowering, elliptic to obovate, 3–20 cm;

tips acute or sometimes rounded, petiolate;

cauline elliptic to obovate, 3–12 cm, bases cuneate to sometimes rounded, subpetiolate to sessile.

? 7 × as long as wide, 6–15(20) cm;

margins entire;

tips acute;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely pubescent;

basal usually present at flowering, oblanceolate, petiolate;

cauline elliptic to oblanceolate, reduced upward, sessile.

open; panicle-like arrays.

open; panicle-like arrays, usually much branched.

6–16 mm.

5–10 mm.

15–50(60);

rays 8–18 mm, violet-purple.

25–45;

rays 9–15 mm, violet.

in 4–6 subequal series, oblanceolate to oblong or linear;

tips acute;

surfaces glabrous or puberulent; inner bases scarious-margined;

tips green; outer often leaf-like, bases not scarious-margined.

in 4–5 unequal series, narrowly oblong to linear, bases scarious-margined;

tips acute, green;

surfaces glabrous.

pubescent;

pappus bristles 5–8 mm, white to pale brown.

pubescent;

pappus bristles 4–5 mm, white.

1–12.

numerous.

=16, 32, 48, 64.

=16, 32.