Flora of North America species comparison

proximally usually piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–8+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, sometimes glabrous, distally usually piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–8+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, rarely stipitate-glandular as well, sometimes glabrous.

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 0.5–1+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

basal 0(–5+), cauline (3–)5–10+;

blades lanceolate, oblanceolate or narrowly oblong to elliptic, 50–100(–200) × 10–25(–35+) mm, lengths (3–)4–8+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire or denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, faces usually piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–5+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, rarely glabrous.

basal 2–4, cauline (2–)4–10;

blades (often purple-mottled) oblong to lanceolate, 20–80 × 7–20+ mm, lengths 3–4 times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually dentate, sometimes entire, apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces glabrous or piloso-hirsute (especially midribs), adaxial glabrous or stellate-pubescent.

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

piloso-hirsute and stellate-pubescent (not, or rarely, stipitate-glandular).

campanulate, 8–10 mm.

campanulate to obconic, 10–15 mm.

20–45+;

corollas yellow, 10–12 mm.

30–50+;

corollas yellow (lengths unknown).

12–21+, apices rounded to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

25–35, apices acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

bractlets 5–13+.

bractlets 10–16.

(3–)9–25+ in corymbiform to thyrsiform arrays.

1–5(–10) in ± corymbiform arrays.

(red-brown or black) columnar, ca. 3 mm;

pappi of 32–40+, white or stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 6–7 mm.

columnar, 3–5 mm;

pappi of ca. 30, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, ca. 6 mm.