Flora of North America species comparison

sparsely to densely hairy (hairs spreading).

usually hairy (hairs appressed to ascending, spreading on adaxial leaf faces, to 1.2 mm), rarely glabrous.

mostly green to purplish.

light green to tan.

petioles 4–20 cm;

blades (1-), 3-, or 5-nerved, linear to lanceolate, 5–40 × 0.5–4 cm, bases attenuate, margins entire (usually ciliate).

petioles 0–12(–20) cm;

blades (1-), 3-, or 5-nerved, usually linear or lanceolate, rarely ovate, 5–30 × 0.5–3 cm, bases attenuate, margins usually entire.

20–40+ cm.

20–50 cm.

paleae 10–14 mm, tips pinkish to purple, incurved, sharp-pointed.

paleae 9–15 mm, tips red to orange-tipped, usually straight, sharp-pointed.

rose to pink or white, laminae drooping to reflexed, 40–90 × 4–7 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy abaxially.

purple, rarely pink or white, laminae reflexed, 19–35 × 2–7 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy abaxially.

5–6.5 mm, lobes pink to purplish.

4.5–5.5 mm, lobes greenish to pink or purple.

lanceolate to ovate, 7–15 × 1.5–3.5 mm.

linear to lanceolate, 6–15 × 1–3 mm.

tan, 3–4.5 mm, faces smooth, usually glabrous, sometimes (rays) hairy;

pappi to ca. 1 mm (usually without major teeth).

tan, 4–5 mm, faces finely tuberculate, glabrous;

pappi to 1.2 mm (major teeth 3–4).

conic to hemispheric, 20–30 × 20–30 mm.

ovoid to conic, 25–35 × 20–40 mm.

= 22.

= 11.