Flora of North America species comparison

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

usually 1 (sometimes more, clustered), glaucous.

(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.

(and proximal cauline, relatively thick and turgid) petiolate;

blades lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 30–100+ × 10–20+ mm, bases tapering, margins entire or subentire.

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

gradually reduced (sessile and weakly clasping; lanceolate, entire).

inconspicuously bracteate or ebracteate, glabrous.

conspicuously bracteate, glaucous.

5 or 8;

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

8–10(–13);

corolla laminae 5–7 mm.

20–30+;

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

25–40+;

corolla tubes 2–3 mm, limbs 3–4 mm.

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

(13) 21, green (tips often purple), glabrous.

0 or inconspicuous.

conspicuous.

4–10+ in subumbelliform cymiform arrays.

12–20+ in open, corymbiform arrays.

1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 4–4.5 mm.

1–1.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–6 mm.

= 40.

= 46.