Flora of North America species comparison

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

proximally glabrous or piloso-hirsute (hairs 6–10+ mm), distally glabrous.

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–)3–5, cauline 4–8+;

blades oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, 40–80(–120) × 5–10(–20) mm, lengths 2.5–8+ times widths, bases cuneate to truncate, margins entire, apices rounded to acute, faces glabrous or piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–6+ mm).

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

usually glabrous, sometimes stellate-pubescent and/or stipitate-glandular.

campanulate, 6–8 mm.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

25–120+;

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

ca. 20;

corollas whitish to pinkish, ca. 8 mm.

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

13–16+, apices ± rounded, abaxial faces usually glabrous, sometimes stellate-pubescent and/or stipitate-glandular.

bractlets 5–8+.

bractlets 8–13.

3–7(–12+) in ± umbelliform arrays.

6–25+ in ± corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

columnar, 1.2–1.5(–2) mm;

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

weakly urceolate, 3–4.5 mm;

pappi of 50–60+, white or stramineous bristles in 2+ series, 4–5+ mm.