Flora of North America species comparison

1–25+, erect to spreading.

mostly 1–3;

branches mainly distal.

basal, or basal (sometimes withering) and ± cauline, (1–)2–12(–15) cm;

largest blades ± elliptic or slightly lanceolate to ovate, ± 3-dimensional, usually 2-pinnately lobed;

primary lobes (4–)5–9(–12) pairs, ± congested, scarcely imbricate, ultimate lobes ± involute and/or twisted.

basal (withering) and cauline, 2–5 cm;

largest blades ± elliptic, ± plane to 3-dimensional, not succulent, 1–2-pinnately lobed;

primary lobes mostly 3–8 pairs, ± remote, ultimate lobes ± plane to involute.

mostly ascending to erect, 1–10 cm.

1–6 cm, distally stipitate-glandular and, sometimes, ± arachnoid to villous.

obconic to ± hemispheric.

± hemispheric to campanulate.

corollas bright yellow, 4–6.5 mm;

peripheral corollas ± erect, actinomorphic, scarcely enlarged.

5–8 mm.

longest 9–15(–17) mm;

outer usually stipitate-glandular (sometimes sparsely or obscurely, rarely eglandular) and, often, arachnoid to lanuginose and, sometimes, sparsely villous, apices usually ± squarrose, pliant.

longest 6–9 mm;

outer predominantly stipitate-glandular and, sometimes, ± arachnoid to villous in fruit, apices ± erect, acute, rigid.

1–25+ per stem.

mostly 3–9 per stem.

5–8 mm (usually sparsely glandular amidst other indument);

pappi: longest scales 3–6 mm.

3.5–6 mm (compressed);

pappi 0 or coroniform (of ± 10 scales, longest 0.1–0.5 mm).

= 12.