Flora of North America species comparison

1–3+, erect, unarmed, pannose but for glabrescent streaks.

1–10+, erect (wandlike), unarmed, evenly pannose.

primaries linear-subulate, ascending to appressed, 5–20 (× 1+) mm, sparsely floccose, sometimes glabrate;

secondaries linear-filiform to clavate, 3–15 mm, glabrous.

primaries linear-filiform, flaccid, 10–40 mm;

secondaries filiform-spatulate, 10–20 mm, sparsely tomentose.

3–15 mm.

1–3 cm.

turbinate, 7–10 mm.

turbinate, 8–9 mm.

4;

corollas cream to yellow, 9–10 mm.

4–5;

corollas pale yellow, ca. 8 mm.

4, lanceolate to obovate.

4–5, oval-elliptic.

3–7.

4–6.

2.5–3.5 mm, hirsute;

pappi of 100–130 bristles 6–8 mm.

5–6 mm, densely pilose (hairs 4–7 mm);

pappi of ca. 20, coarse bristles or subulate scales 3–5 mm.

= 60, 62, 120, 180.

= 60.