Flora of North America species comparison

1–5, ascending or decumbent, pale and often red-tinged, sparsely villous, sometimes tomentose.

2–5, erect or ascending, red-tinged, glabrous or sparsely tomentose distally, eglandular.

(persistent, thick, ± fleshy);

basal petiolate, blades lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 50–140 × 9–16 mm, margins usually entire, sometimes slightly undulate, sometimes denticulate, sparsely ciliate, apices acute to obtuse, faces usually glabrous, sometimes puberulent or villous, eglandular;

cauline sessile, lanceolate to ovate, 20–40 × 5–10 mm, bases clasping, auriculate.

basal petiolate, blades oblanceolate to spatulate, 70–210 × 10–35 mm, margins entire or undulate, ciliate;

cauline sessile, linear-lanceolate, 30–80 × 2–10 mm, bases clasping;

faces glabrous, eglandular.

0.5–1 cm.

0–4 cm.

broadly campanulate, 8–15 × 20–35 mm.

hemispheric, 11–17 × 20–30 mm.

21–55;

corollas 10–18 mm.

18–45;

corollas 10–20 mm.

100+;

corollas 6–8 mm.

80–100;

corollas 6.5–10 mm.

in 3–4 series, green with white margins, sometimes yellowish, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 6–12 mm, unequal, margins entire, ciliate, apices obtuse to acute or acuminate, faces villous.

in 2–3 series, oblanceolate to oblong, 7–13 mm, unequal, bases chartaceous, margins entire, densely ciliate, apices green, acuminate, faces glabrous.

usually borne singly, terminal, sometimes 2–3 smaller proximally, not subtended by leaflike bracts.

usually 2–4 in racemiform arrays, sometimes borne singly.

subfusiform, not compressed, 4–7 mm, 4-angled, faces striate, sericeous or glabrous;

pappi tawny, 6–8 mm.

oblong-fusiform, 5–7 mm, 4-angled, faces striate, glabrous;

pappi tawny, 6–9 mm.

= 12.