Flora of North America species comparison

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 6–15+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–10+ mm), sometimes stellate-pubescent as well.

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

basal 3–8+, cauline (3–)6–12+;

blades oblanceolate, 45–80(–250+) × 12–30(–40+) mm, lengths 4–7+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices rounded to acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–8+ mm).

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.

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well.

densely to sparsely stellate-pubescent.

campanulate, 6–8(–10) mm.

cylindric, 9–12 mm.

30–40(–60);

corollas yellow, ca. 7 mm.

4–10(–15+);

corollas yellow, 8–10 mm.

12–21+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

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

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 3–5+.

10–20+ in paniculiform to nearly racemiform arrays.

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

urceolate, 3–4+ mm;

pappi of 35–40+, stramineous to sordid bristles in 2+ series, 5.5–6.5 mm.

columnar, 4–5 mm;

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