Flora of North America species comparison

sparsely to densely hairy (hairs spreading).

sparsely to densely hairy (hairs spreading, to 1.5 mm) or glabrate.

mostly green to purplish.

mostly green to purplish.

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 4–12 cm;

blades (1-) or 3-nerved, elliptic to lanceolate, 8–30 × 1–3 cm, bases attenuate, margins entire (usually ciliate).

20–40+ cm.

20–50+ cm.

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

paleae 8–11 mm, tips purple, slightly curved, usually rounded.

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

pink to reddish purple, laminae reflexed, 40–70 × 3–4 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy abaxially.

5–6.5 mm, lobes pink to purplish.

5.5–6.7 mm, lobes usually purple.

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

lanceolate to ovate, 7–12 × 1–4 mm.

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

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

tan to bicolored (with distal dark brown band), 2.5–5 mm, faces ± tuberculate, glabrous;

pappi to ca. 1 mm (major teeth 0–4).

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

subspheric, 15–30 × 20–30 mm.

= 22.

= 22.