Flora of North America species comparison

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–8+ mm), sometimes glabrate, distally glabrous or piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm).

glabrous or nearly so.

basal 0(–3+), cauline 6–12+;

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 25–80(–100+) × 8–15(–25+) mm, lengths 3–5 times widths, bases ± cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm), adaxial usually piloso-hirsute at margins (hairs 2–5+ mm), rarely glabrous.

basal 5–9+, cauline 0–3;

blades oblanceolate to spatulate, 35–95+ × 12–25+ mm, lengths 2–4+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces glabrous or piloso-hirsute (on midribs, hairs 5–8+ mm), adaxial piloso-hirsute (hairs 5–8+ mm, often tangled).

usually stellate-pubescent, sometimes piloso-hirsute and/or stipitate-glandular as well, rarely glabrous.

glabrous or stipitate-glandular.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

campanulate to cylindric, (7–)9–10 mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

6–12;

corollas yellow, 8.5–10 mm.

12–15+, apices ± rounded, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute and stellate-pubescent.

8–13+, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces glabrous or stipitate-glandular.

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 3–5+.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

(3–)15–15(–40+) in corymbiform arrays.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

pappi of 32–40+, white or stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 5–6 mm.

urceolate, 5–5.5 mm;

pappi of 50–60+, stramineous to rufous bristles in 2+ series, 5–8 mm.