Flora of North America species comparison

1–5, green throughout or purple-red-tinted distally to throughout, usually unbranched distally, ± hairy (often tomentose proximally).

1(–3), green throughout or purple-red-tinted proximally, branched distally, ± hairy.

blades usually simple, rarely lobed (lobes 3), glabrous or ± hairy, eglandular or sparsely gland-dotted (basal leaf bases ± long-villous-woolly);

mid leaves usually simple, rarely lobed (lobes 3, terminal lobes 1.5–3 mm wide).

blades simple or lobed (lobes 3–17), glabrous or sparsely hairy, gland-dotted;

mid leaves lobed (lobes 5–11, terminal lobes 0.8–2 mm wide).

(1.5–)6–20(–29) cm, ± hairy, densely tomentose distally near involucres.

2.5–7 cm, ± hairy.

hemispheric to broadly campanulate, 13–20 × 23–32 mm.

campanulate, 8–10 × 9–12 mm.

13–15;

corollas yellow, 13–26 × 5.4–9.5 mm.

5–8;

corollas yellow, 14–18 × 7–12 mm.

100–250+;

corollas 5.7–7.4 mm.

30–100+;

corollas 3.5–4.3 mm.

in 2 series, unequal;

outer 13–19, basally connate only slightly to 1/5 their lengths, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate to obovate to oblanceolate, 7–11 mm, apices acuminate to acute;

inner 13–18, narrowly lanceolate to oblanceolate, 8.5–12.6 mm, apices aristate.

in 2 series, unequal;

outer 5(–8), basally connate 1/3–1/2 their lengths, obovate to ovate, 6–7 mm, apices acuminate;

inner 6–8, obovate, 6.5–8 mm, apices mucronate.

1–5 per plant, usually borne singly, sometimes in paniculiform arrays.

5–50+ per plant, in paniculiform to corymbiform arrays.

narrowly obpyramidal, 4.2–4.7 mm;

pappi of 9–11(–15) obovate to oblanceolate, often aristate scales 4.7–7.3 mm.

obpyramidal, 2.5–3.9 mm;

pappi of 5–6 obovate, sometimes aristate, scales 1.2–2.5 mm.

= 30.

= 30.