Flora of North America species comparison

1–3(–10), unbranched or sparingly branched distally, weakly to moderately winged, glabrous proximally, glabrous or sparsely hairy distally.

glabrous or sparsely hairy;

basal blades oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, entire;

proximal and mid blades lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, entire;

distal blades linear to lanceolate, entire.

(6–)10–30 cm, sparsely to moderately hairy.

hemispheric to globoid, 12–20 × (14–)17–22(–25) mm.

14–20, pistillate, fertile;

corollas yellow, 13–25 × 5–10(–12) mm.

250–500(–800+);

corollas yellow proximally, yellow to brown to purple distally, 3–4.4(–4.8) mm, lobes 5.

(connate proximally) moderately to densely hairy.

1–20 per plant, borne singly or in paniculiform arrays.

1.8–2.4 mm, moderately hairy;

pappi of 6–8 entire, aristate scales 1.3–2.2(–2.7) mm.

= 32.