Flora of North America species comparison

1 or 2–4, clustered (proximally deeply purple-tinged, distally lightly tinged), glabrous or tomentose at bases and in leaf axils.

1 or 3–4+, clustered, sparsely tomentose to glabrescent.

(and proximal cauline) petiolate;

blades obovate or lyrate (pinnately lobed, lateral lobes 2–6+ pairs, their bases petioluliform, terminal lobes larger than laterals, midribs narrowly winged), 60–160+ × 20–40+ mm, bases wide, ultimate margins sharply dentate, crenate-dentate, or irregularly incised.

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

blades narrowly elliptic or lanceolate to oblanceolate, 40–70+ × 5–20+ mm, bases tapering, margins entire or subentire to weakly and irregularly dentate (especially at apices).

gradually reduced (petiolate or sessile; shallowly lobed, midribs ± winged, distals bractlike, dentate to incised).

gradually reduced (distal sessile, bractlike).

ebracteate, glabrous.

bracteate (bractlets usually red-tipped), sparsely tomentose to glabrate.

(8–)13;

corolla laminae 6–10+ mm.

5 or 8;

corolla laminae 12–16 mm.

60–70+;

corolla tubes 2–3 mm, limbs 3.5–4.5 mm.

50–60+;

corolla tubes 3.5–4.5 mm, limbs 4.5–5.5 mm.

(13–)21, green (tips yellow), 5–7 mm, glabrous (tips sometimes hairy).

13 or 21, dark green proximally, becoming light green distally (tips red), 7–11+ mm, floccose-tomentose proximally.

inconspicuous.

conspicuous (bractlets red-tipped).

15–40+ in open, cymiform arrays.

5–12+ in open, cymiform arrays.

1.5–2 mm, glabrous or ± scabrellous;

pappi 5.5–6.5 mm.

2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous;

pappi 7–8 mm.

= 92.

= 92.