Flora of North America species comparison

erect (woolly).

± erect.

(proximal usually mostly alternate): blades cuneate to obovate, 0.5–5 cm (the longer 1–2-pinnately lobed, lobes linear, the shorter 3–5-lobed or -toothed), ultimate margins entire, revolute, abaxial faces woolly, adaxial usually glabrate (distal leaves gradually reduced in size and lobing).

(proximal usually alternate, sometimes opposite): blades linear, lanceolate, or ovate, 3–7 cm, usually 1–2-pinnately lobed, ultimate margins entire or toothed, revolute, abaxial faces white-woolly, adaxial glabrate (distal leaves usually similar).

mostly 0–2.5(–9) cm.

mostly 0–1(–1.5) cm.

campanulate, 3–7 mm diam.

campanulate, 2–3+ mm diam.

0 or 4–6(–8);

laminae golden yellow, 2–5 (× 1.5–3) mm.

0 or 6–9;

laminae yellow, 3–5 (× 2–3) mm.

10–75;

corollas 2–4 mm.

30–40;

corollas 4 mm.

4–7, distinct or connate at bases (broadly elliptic or ovate, carinate, apices obtuse or acute).

8–11, distinct (oblong, carinate, apices obtuse or acute).

(3–)4–7(–10) or 10–30+ per array.

40–80+ per array.

1.5–3.5 mm;

pappi of 2–14 cuneate to oblanceolate (subequal), erose scales 0.5–1.3 mm.

3–4 mm;

pappi of 8–12 oblong or oblanceolate scales ca. 1 mm.

= 30.