Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to erect;

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

decumbent to erect;

internodes 5–20+ mm, strigose.

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

basal and cauline, blades oblanceolate to lance-linear, 20–45(–60+) × 2–4(–6+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigose.

± hemispheric, 8–12(–16) mm diam.

± campanulate to hemispheric, 12–15(–20+) mm diam.

12–30+;

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

25–40+;

corollas white or purplish adaxially, laminae 9–18 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent.

60–120+;

corollas 2.5–3.5+ mm.

80–120+;

corollas 3.5–5 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.

40–44 in 4–5+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–9+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute to attenuate (soft, not apiculate), abaxial faces strigose.

at tips of stems.

at tips of stems (usually 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.

3.5–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae ± 20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–0.8(–2+) mm;

on disc cypselae 16–24 subulate to setiform scales 5 mm.

= 18.

= 18.