Flora of North America species comparison

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

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), distally stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

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 3–6+, cauline 3–6+;

blades oblanceolate to lanceolate, 35–120 × 10–18+ mm, lengths (2–)4–10+ times widths, bases cuneate to truncate (± clasping), margins entire, apices obtuse to acute, faces usually piloso-hirsute (hairs 0.5–1.5+ mm), sometimes glabrous.

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

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

campanulate to cylindric, 10–11 mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

15–25+;

corollas ochroleucous, ca. 8 mm.

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

9–13+, apices ± acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 5–8+.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

6–10+ in ± paniculiform arrays.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

urceolate, 5–6 mm;

pappi of 50–60+, white to stramineous bristles in 2+ series, 5–6 mm.