Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± villous.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± scabrellous to strigose.

basal and cauline, ± spatulate, 7–10(–20) × 1.5–2(–4) mm little, it at all, fleshy, faces ± villous or sericeous.

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 7–15(–35+) × 1–2(–4+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± scabrellous to strigose.

± urceolate, 6–12(–16) mm diam.

± campanulate, 8–14 mm diam.

12–30+;

corollas white to pinkish adaxially, laminae 3–12 mm, abaxially usually glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrous.

13–21;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–7+ mm, ± densely glandular-puberulent abaxially.

16–30+;

corollas 4–5+ mm.

40–80+;

corollas 4.5–5+ mm.

16–24+ in 3–4 series, the longer lance-ovate to lanceolate, 6–8(–9) mm (l/w = 4–7), apices usually acute, sometimes attenuate, abaxial faces ± villous to strigillose.

20–28 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 4–8 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), sometimes glabrate, apices acute, abaxial faces usually sparsely strigillose.

± sessile.

usually ± sessile, sometimes on scapiform peduncles 5–15+ mm.

2.5–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform or forked;

pappi readily falling, of 14–30 subulate to setiform scales 4.5–6+ mm (± connate basally).

2–3(–4+) mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform or forked;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 20–24 subulate to setiform scales 3–4+ mm;

on disc cypselae 20–24 subulate to setiform scales 4–6(–8) mm.