Flora of North America species comparison

usually 1, rarely 2–3, clustered, irregularly arachnoid-tomentose to lanate-tomentose or glabrescent.

1 (sometimes from rosettes, rosettes sometimes clustered), tomentose.

(and proximal cauline, relatively turgid) petiolate;

blades broadly ovate or lyrate (± pinnately lobed, lateral lobes 1–3 pairs, smaller than terminals), 10–30+ × 10–20+ mm, bases tapering to cuneate, ultimate margins subentire or crenate to coarsely dentate (abaxial faces tomentose).

petiolate;

blades broadly lanceolate to elliptic or spatulate, 20–40+ × 10–20+ mm, bases tapering, margins entire or subentire to dentate distally (faces tomentose).

gradually reduced (sessile; bractlike, entire).

abruptly reduced (petiolate or sessile; narrowly lanceolate to sublyrate, sharply toothed to pinnatisect or entire).

bracteate, irregularly tomentose.

bracteate, densely lanate to sparsely tomentose.

8–13;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

8–10(–13);

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

60–75+;

corolla tubes 2.5–4 mm, limbs 3.5–5 mm.

25–35+;

corolla tubes 3–4 mm, limbs 1.5–2 mm.

(8–)13 or 21, green, 7–10+ mm, densely tomentose proximally, glabrescent distally (tips hair-tufted).

13 or 21, green, 5–7 mm, densely tomentose (apices scarious).

inconspicuous.

inconspicuous.

3–6 in cymiform arrays.

6–12+ in corymbiform arrays (lateral cymiform arrays sometimes originating in leaf axils).

2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–7 mm.

1–1.5 mm, hirtellous on ribs;

pappi 4–5 mm.

= 46.

= 46.