Flora of North America species comparison

± branched, branches notably thickened distally.

± branched, branches notably thickened distally.

1–8(–12), erect, leafy, ± branched distally.

1–15, erect, unbranched.

basal and cauline, entire, usually densely strigoso-canescent, ± gland-dotted;

basal leaves tightly clustered, blades spatulate to oblanceolate;

proximal cauline blades oblanceolate;

mid blades oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, 2.5–5 mm wide;

distal blades linear-lanceolate to linear.

all basal (new leaves tightly clustered);

blades obovate or oblanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, entire, densely hairy (not strigoso-canescent), ± gland-dotted.

2–13.5 cm, usually densely hairy.

4–15 cm, ± hairy.

(5–)7–10 × 8–15 mm.

5–9 × 6–10 mm.

8–14;

corollas 11.8–17 mm.

0.

25–75(–100+);

corollas yellow proximally, yellow or rarely purplish distally, 2.8–3.8 mm.

20–40;

corollas yellow, 2.5–4 mm.

8–11, 4–6.5 mm, margins 0–0.3 mm wide, usually scarious, abaxial faces densely hairy.

8–10, 4–5(–6) mm, margins 0–0.2 mm wide, sometimes slightly scarious, abaxial faces densely hairy.

1–10(–30) per plant (1–7 per stem), borne singly or in paniculiform to corymbiform arrays.

1–15 per plant, borne singly.

2.4–3.1 mm;

pappi of 5–6 obovate, aristate scales 2.1–3.5 mm.

2.8–4 mm;

pappi of 5–6 ovate to lanceolate or obovate to oblanceolate, aristate scales 2.5–3.5 mm.

= 30, 60.