Flora of North America species comparison

1, glabrous or sparsely tomentose.

usually 1, sometimes multiple, bases and leaf axils tomentose, otherwise glabrous.

(and proximal cauline) petiolate;

blades ovate, oblanceolate, or spatulate, 10–30 × 5–20 mm, bases tapering, sometimes obtuse, margins entire, subentire, or dentate.

(and proximal cauline) petiolate;

blades oblanceolate to obovate or lyrate (pinnately lobed to pinnatifid, terminal lobes larger than laterals), 10–30+ × 10–20+ mm, bases tapering, ultimate margins ± crenate to serrate.

abruptly reduced (sessile, clasping; bractlike, entire).

gradually to abruptly reduced (sessile; pinnatisect or entire).

bracteate (bractlets red-tinged), densely lanate-tomentose.

bracteate (bractlets purple-tinged), glabrous or glabrate.

(8–)13;

corolla laminae 6–10+ mm.

0 (rarely) or 10–12;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

35–50+;

corolla tubes 2.5–3.5 mm, limbs 3–4 mm.

45–60+;

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

(13–)21, green (tips red or dark red), densely tomentose proximally.

13, green (sometimes purple-tinged distally), 6–8 mm, glabrous.

conspicuous (bractlets narrow, red-tinged).

0 or inconspicuous (bractlets purple-tinged).

1–4+ in corymbiform arrays.

1–2(–5+) in cymiform arrays.

1.5–2 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–6 mm.

1.5–2.5 mm, hirtellous on ribs;

pappi 6–7 mm.

= 46.

= 46.