Flora of North America species comparison

stipitate-glandular throughout (usually persistently lightly white-tomentose distally).

(sometimes lignescent near bases) proximally glabrescent, distally persistently tomentose, at least in the region of the heads, not glandular.

blades (not crowded, internodes mostly 5+ mm) lanceolate to oblanceolate, 3–10 cm × 3–13 mm (distal linear), bases not clasping, decurrent 5–10 mm, margins flat to slightly revolute, faces weakly bicolor, abaxial tomentose, adaxial stipitate-glandular, otherwise glabrescent or glabrous.

blades (not crowded, internodes mostly 5+ mm), oblong-oblanceolate to oblanceolate (the distal lanceolate), 1.5–5(–8) cm × 4–10(–15) mm, bases auriculate-clasping, not decurrent, margins flat or slightly revolute, often undulate, faces bicolor (at least basal and proximal cauline), abaxial white-tomentose, adaxial bright green and ± densely glandular.

campanulo-subglobose, 4.5–5.5 mm.

turbinate-campanulate, 5–5.5(–6) mm.

47–101(–156).

41–73.

5–12[–21].

5–13.

in 4–5 series, stramineous to creamy (hyaline, shiny), ovate to ovate-oblong, glabrous.

in 4–5 series, white or sometimes slightly pinkish (opaque, shiny), ovate to oblong-ovate or oblong (often longitudinally wrinkled or grooved), glabrous.

in corymbiform arrays.

in corymbiform arrays.

not ridged, ± papillate-roughened.

ridged, smooth.