Flora of North America species comparison

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

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

(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).

(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.

gradually reduced (sessile; bractlike, entire).

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

bracteate, irregularly tomentose.

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

8–13;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

0 (rarely) or 10–12;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

60–75+;

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

45–60+;

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

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

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

inconspicuous.

0 or inconspicuous (bractlets purple-tinged).

3–6 in cymiform arrays.

1–2(–5+) in cymiform arrays.

2–2.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 5–7 mm.

1.5–2.5 mm, hirtellous on ribs;

pappi 6–7 mm.

= 46.

= 46.