Flora of North America species comparison

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–4+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–4 mm) and stipitate-glandular.

proximally usually glabrous, sometimes piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–5+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, distally glabrous or stellate-pubescent.

basal 3–8+, cauline 0(–1+);

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 45–70(–160+) × 10–35 mm, lengths 3–5+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

basal 0–7(–12+), cauline (1–)3–8+;

blades oblanceolate or spatulate to lance-linear, 60–120(–200) × 8–15(–45+) mm, lengths 5–10(–15+) times widths, bases cuneate, margins of some or all sinuately toothed, apices acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–5+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

usually stellate-pubescent, sometimes stipitate-glandular as well.

campanulate, 6–8 mm.

± campanulate to obconic, 7–9+ (× 5–6) mm.

25–120+;

corollas orange (drying scarlet to purplish), 10–14+ mm.

15–30+;

corollas yellow, 8–10 mm.

13–30+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

13–21+, apices acute, abaxial faces usually stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well (hairs 0.5–1+ mm), rarely glabrous.

bractlets 5–8+.

bractlets 8–12+.

3–7(–12+) in ± umbelliform arrays.

12–25(–40+) in paniculiform arrays.

columnar, 1.2–1.5(–2) mm;

pappi of 25–30+, white bristles in 1 series, 3.5–4 mm.

(black) columnar, 2.5–3 mm;

pappi of 40–60+, white bristles in ± 2 series, 3.5–5 mm.