Flora of North America species comparison

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

1 or multiple (crowded to subcespitose), floccose-tomentose or glabrescent.

(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 lanceolate to oblanceolate, 30–60+ × 10–30+ mm, bases tapering, margins shallowly, evenly pinnatifid to pinnatisect or wavy (adaxial faces floccose-tomentose or subglabrescent).

gradually reduced (sessile; bractlike, entire).

gradually reduced (sessile; lanceolate to oblanceolate, pinnatisect to wavy).

bracteate, irregularly tomentose.

bracteate, densely to irregularly floccose.

8–13;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

6–8+;

corolla laminae 5–7 mm.

60–75+;

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

30–40+;

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

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

13, green, 5–7 mm, floccose proximally to glabrescent distally.

inconspicuous.

0 or inconspicuous (bractlets red-tinged).

3–6 in cymiform arrays.

6–25+ in open or compact, corymbiform arrays.

2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–7 mm.

2.5–3 mm, glabrous;

pappi 4–5 mm.

= 46.

= 46.