Flora of North America species comparison

scabrellous to pilosulous, glabrescent.

puberulent, glabrescent.

mostly cauline;

blades lance-linear, 6–14(–20) cm × 7–15(–25) mm, l/w = 7–10(–18), abaxially scabrellous (hairs awl-shaped), resin-gland-dotted, adaxially scaberulous, glabrescent, resin-gland-dotted.

mostly cauline;

blades ± lanceolate, 9–15(–25+) cm × 15–45(–60+) mm, l/w = (3.3–)4–6+, abaxially scabrellous, tomentose, or pannose, resin-gland-dotted, adaxially scabrellous, often resin-gland-dotted.

2–5 cm.

2–35 mm.

± hemispheric, 11–15 × 11–15 mm.

± hemispheric, 6–10 × 7–10 mm.

50–100+.

30–45(–65).

(50–)60–70+ in 5–6 series, scabrellous (and resin-gland-dotted), margins ciliolate, the outer lance-ovate, 3–8+ mm, inner lanceolate, 12–15 mm, tips subulate to filiform.

35–60+ in 4–6+ series, sparsely tomentulose, glabrescent, margins ciliolate, the outer lanceolate to subulate, 1–3 mm, inner oblong, 7–9+ mm, tips subulate to filiform.

in ± corymbiform arrays.

in corymbiform to paniculiform arrays.

3–5 mm;

pappi fuscous to purplish, outer scales 25–30+, 0.5–1 mm, contrasting with 25–30+, 5–7 mm inner bristles.

3.5–4+ mm;

pappi fuscous to purplish, outer scales 20, 0.2–0.6+ mm, contrasting with 30–40+, 5–7+ mm inner bristles.

= 34.

= 34.