Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1+ mm, glabrous or ± strigose.

decumbent to erect;

internodes 5–10(–20+) mm, pilose to strigose (surfaces seldom hidden by hairs).

basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 10–35 × 2–7 mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrous.

basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 6–20(–35) × 1–2(–3.5) mm, not fleshy, faces piloso-strigose to strigose.

± hemispheric, 12–28+ mm diam.

± campanulate to hemispheric, (5–)7–13 mm diam.

18–40;

corollas blue to purplish adaxially, laminae 8–16 mm, glabrous abaxially.

10–25+;

corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 5–10 mm, usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent abaxially.

60–100+;

corollas 3.5–4.5+ mm.

(20–)40–80;

corollas 2–3.5+ mm.

40–60+ in (3–)4–5+ series, the longer obovate to oblanceolate, 7–9+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces glabrous.

22–40+ in 4–5 series, the longer ± lance-ovate to lanceolate, 5–8 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute, abaxial faces strigose.

± sessile or on peduncles 5–25+ mm.

at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves).

4 mm, faces nearly glabrous (discs) or sparsely hairy (ray, hairs mostly at bases), hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 12–20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.5 mm;

on disc cypselae 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–6 mm.

2–3+ mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 12–20(–30) lanceolate to subulate scales 0.2–0.5(–1.5) mm;

on disc cypselae 15–25+ subulate to setiform scales 2.5–3+ mm.

= 36 (apomicts).