Flora of North America species comparison

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

proximally stellate-pubescent, rarely piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), distally usually densely, sometimes sparsely, 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 5–8+, cauline 2–3(–5+);

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 35–80(–150) × 8–15(–25) mm, lengths 2.5–5 times widths, bases ± cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–3+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, sometimes stipitate-glandular as well, adaxial piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–3+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

densely to sparsely stellate-pubescent.

campanulate, 6–8 mm.

cylindric, 9–12 mm.

25–120+;

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

4–10(–15+);

corollas yellow, 8–10 mm.

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

7–8+, apices rounded to obtuse, abaxial faces sparsely to densely stellate-pubescent.

bractlets 5–8+.

bractlets 3–5+.

3–7(–12+) in ± umbelliform arrays.

(3–)8–25(–50+) in paniculiform arrays (divaricately branched).

columnar, 1.2–1.5(–2) mm;

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

columnar, 4–5 mm;

pappi of 60–80, white or stramineous to rufous bristles in 2+ series, 7–9 mm.