Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to erect;

internodes (1–)3–12(–18+) mm, strigose.

erect;

internodes (5–)10–15(–35) mm, strigillose.

mostly cauline, blades spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, 8–12(–25+) × 1–3(–5+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigillose.

basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate or lance-linear, 15–45(–75+) × 2–10(–20) mm, not fleshy (margins strigoso-ciliolate), glabrous or glabrate.

± hemispheric, 8–12(–16) mm diam.

± hemispheric or broader, 12–18+ mm diam.

12–30+;

corollas white or pinkish to lavender adaxially, laminae 5–8+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

20–34+;

corollas usually white or pinkish adaxially (abaxially blue to lavender), laminae 10–15(–25+) mm, glabrous abaxially.

60–120+;

corollas 2.5–3.5+ mm.

80–150+;

corollas 4 mm.

26–30+ in 3+ series, the longer ± lance-ovate to oblanceolate, 5–6+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute, abaxial faces strigillose to glabrate.

30–45 in 4–6+ series, the longer obovate to lance-ovate or lanceolate, 10–12(–14) mm (l/w = 3–5), apices obtuse to acute (some or all hard, ± apiculate), abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrous.

at tips of stems.

at tips of stems (seldom surpassed by leaves).

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

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae ± 10 lanceolate scales 0.2–0.5(–1) mm;

on disc cypselae 20+ subulate scales 1–2.5(–4) mm.

3–4(–5) mm, faces glabrous or ± stipitate-glandular, hair tips not forked or glochidiform;

pappi persistent, each a bidentate corona 0.1–0.4(–0.8) mm.

= 18.

= 18.