OregonFlora species comparison

ascending to erect, glabrous to sparsely pubescent.

generally erect, glabrous to densely pubescent, sometimes glandular-pubescent.

? 7 × as long as wide;

margins entire;

tips acute;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely puberulent;

basal leaves present at flowering, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 5–15 cm, petiolate;

cauline linear to narrowly elliptic, 3–6(12) cm, subpetiolate to sessile.

basal and cauline, alternate, linear to lanceolate or elliptic or obovate, generally entire;

basal leaves senescent or persistent at flowering, petiolate to sessile.

open; panicle-like arrays, usually few-branched.

compact to open panicle- or raceme-like arrays;

branches usually bracteolate.

5–10 mm.

cylindrical to campanulate.

flat to slightly convex;

paleae 0.

15–40;

rays 9–15 mm, violet.

(0)10–50(100), pistillate;

rays white to pink or violet-purple.

(6)10–50(100); bisexual;

corollas yellow, tubular;

tubes < throats;

lobes triangular; erect or reflexed.

in 3–5 unequal series, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, bases scarious-margined;

tips acute, sometimes ± obtuse, green;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely puberulent.

in 3–6 series, appressed to spreading, imbricate to subequal or outer bracts longer, bases with pale scarious margins and tips green, or the outer foliaceous and green throughout.

pubescent;

pappus bristles 5–7 mm; whitish.

obconic; somewhat flattened, 3–5-veined, brown to purplish;

pappi of (20)25–40 barbellate bristles in 1 series.

3–50.

radiate or rarely discoid.