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

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 (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).

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

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

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

ca. 20;

corollas whitish to pinkish, ca. 8 mm.

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

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

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 8–13.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

6–25+ in ± corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

weakly urceolate, 3–4.5 mm;

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