Flora of North America species comparison

1 or, usually, multiple, clustered, densely tomentose to glabrescent.

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

(soon withering), petiolate;

blades lyrate (lateral lobes 2–6+ pairs), ovate, obovate, or spatulate, 70–100+ × 20–30+ mm, bases tapering, ultimate margins irregularly and coarsely serrate-dentate.

(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, proximal and mid similar to basal, terminal lobes smaller than laterals; distal sessile, incised).

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

bracteate, sparsely to densely lanate-tomentose.

inconspicuously bracteate or ebracteate, glabrous.

8 or 13;

corolla laminae 10–15 mm.

5 or 8;

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

35–50+;

corolla tubes 3.5–4.5 mm, limbs 2.5–3.5 mm.

20–30+;

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

13 or 21, green (tips sometimes yellow), 8–10+ mm, densely tomentose proximally, glabrescent distally.

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

inconspicuous (bractlets tomentose).

0 or inconspicuous.

5–20+ in open or compact (rarely), cymiform arrays.

4–10+ in subumbelliform cymiform arrays.

1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 6–7 mm.

1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 4–4.5 mm.

= 46.

= 40.