Flora of North America species comparison

persistently white-tomentose and stipitate-glandular.

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

blades (crowded, internodes mostly 1–3, sometimes to 10, mm) linear-lanceolate, (2–)4–8 cm × 3–10 mm, bases not clasping, usually (at least the proximal) decurrent 3–10 mm, margins strongly revolute to revolute-undulate, faces bicolor, abaxial densely white-tomentose, adaxial densely stipitate-glandular.

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.

campanulate, 5–6 mm.

turbinate-campanulate, 5–5.5(–6) mm.

200–250.

41–73.

(13–)16–29.

5–13.

in 5–6 series, tawny-silvery to silvery white (hyaline, shiny), ovate-lanceolate (not keeled or thickened along midribs, not apiculate), 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.

= 28.