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 stellate-pubescent, distally glabrous or 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 5–6+, cauline 0(–1+);

blades oblanceolate to spatulate, 40–80 × 18–45+ mm, lengths 3–5+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually entire, apices rounded to obtuse, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), adaxial glabrous.

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

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

hemispheric to campanulate, 8–10 (× 6–9) mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

30–60+;

corollas yellow, ca. 12 mm.

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

13–21+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well.

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 5–8+.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

8–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

(black or red-brown) columnar, 3–4 mm;

pappi of ca. 40+, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 6–7 mm.