Flora of North America species comparison

faces ± densely strigose or hispidulous;

proximal blades oblanceolate, 30–80(–120+) × 10–25+ mm, obscurely lobed to coarsely toothed or entire;

distal narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 10–50 × 2–10 mm, obscurely toothed or entire.

faces usually glabrate (proximal margins ± ciliolate, hairs usually stiff, spreading and hispid on nerves, hairs erect);

proximal blades oblanceolate to linear, 20–50(–100+) × 4–10(–15+) mm, toothed to entire;

distal similar, smaller, entire.

3.5–5 mm.

3–4 mm.

3–5 mm diam. in fruit.

1–1.5(–3) mm diam. in fruit.

60–150+;

corollas ± equaling or surpassing styles, laminae 0 or to 0.3 mm.

20–30(–45+);

corollas ± equaling or surpassing styles, laminae 0.3–1 mm.

8–12+.

8–30+.

usually strigose or hispidulous;

outer greenish to purplish, lanceolate, shorter;

inner stramineous to purplish, linear-attenuate (more chartaceous to scarious, less hairy).

usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigose (margins chartaceous to scarious);

outer greenish to stramineous, lanceolate to linear, shorter;

inner stramineous to reddish, lance-attenuate to linear.

usually in paniculiform to racemiform, rarely corymbiform arrays.

usually in paniculiform, sometimes corymbiform arrays.

pale tan, 1–1.5 mm, faces glabrous or sparsely strigillose;

pappi of 15–25+, pinkish, sordid, or tawny bristles 3–4+ mm.

uniformly pale tan to light gray-brown, 1–1.5 mm, faces sparsely strigillose;

pappi of 15–25, white bristles 2–3 mm.

= 54.

= 18.