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 stellate-pubescent, rarely piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), distally usually densely, sometimes sparsely, stellate-pubescent.

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 5–8+, 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.

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

densely to sparsely stellate-pubescent.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

cylindric, 9–12 mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

4–10(–15+);

corollas yellow, 8–10 mm.

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

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

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 3–5+.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

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

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

columnar, 4–5 mm;

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