Flora of North America species comparison

1 or 2–3, loosely clustered, glabrous.

1 or 2–5 (often scapiform), loosely clustered, glabrous or leaf axils sparsely hairy.

(and proximal cauline) petiolate;

blades ± orbiculate to oblong, or lyrate (lateral lobes 1–3 pairs, sinuses usually rounded, midribs usually winged), 50–120+ × 30–70+ mm, bases cordate to subcordate, margins shallowly to deeply incised.

(and proximal cauline) petiolate;

blades obovate to ovate or sublyrate, 30–60+ × 10–40+ mm, bases tapering, margins deeply dissected or pinnatifid, ultimate margins crenate to crenate-dentate.

gradually reduced (petiolate or sessile and clasping; lanceolate, incised).

abruptly reduced or 0 (sessile; ovate to obovate, dissected or pinnatifid).

ebracteate or inconspicuously bracteate, glabrous.

inconspicuously bracteate or ebracteate, glabrous.

8 or 13;

corolla laminae 10–15+ mm.

5 or 8;

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

30–45+;

corolla tubes 3–4 mm, limbs 3.5–4.5 mm.

20–30+;

corolla tubes 2.5–3.5 mm, limbs 2.5–3.5 mm.

(8), 13, or 21, dark green, 5–8 mm, glabrous or sparsely tomentose proximally.

(8–)13, light green (tips yellowish), 4–7 mm, glabrous.

conspicuous.

0 or inconspicuous.

8–15+ in corymbiform or subumbelliform arrays.

4–10+ in subumbelliform cymiform arrays.

2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–7 mm.

1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 4–4.5 mm.

= 46.

= 40.