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 closely strigose;

proximal blades narrowly spatulate to linear, 5–15+ × 0.5–2(–3+) mm;

distal similar, smaller, narrower.

3.5–5 mm.

3–4 mm.

3–5 mm diam. in fruit.

0.7–1 mm diam. in fruit.

60–150+;

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

20–30;

corollas ± equaling or surpassing styles, laminae 0.3–0.8 mm.

8–12+.

3–8.

usually strigose or hispidulous;

outer greenish to purplish, lanceolate, shorter;

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

glabrous or glabrate;

outer greenish to purplish, lanceolate, shorter, sparsely strigose;

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

usually in paniculiform to racemiform, rarely corymbiform arrays.

in loose, corymbiform arrays or borne ± singly.

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

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

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

pappi of 20–30, tawny to pinkish bristles 2–2.5 mm.

= 54.

= 18.