Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 6–8(–25) mm, ± strigose.

decumbent to erect;

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

basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–60(–120+) × 2–6(–10) mm (margins strigoso-ciliate), faces usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigillose.

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

hemispheric or broader, (8–)12–25+ mm diam.

± hemispheric, 8–12(–16) mm diam.

15–55+;

corollas usually blue adaxially, laminae 12–20 mm, glabrous abaxially.

12–30+;

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

(60–)100–150+;

corollas (3.5–)4–5+ mm.

60–120+;

corollas 2.5–3.5+ mm.

(30–)60–80+ in (4–)5–6+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, (7–)12–13+ mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute to attenuate (most hard, apiculate), abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrous.

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.

at tips of ± leafy stems.

at tips of stems.

3–4+ mm, faces ± hairy, hair tips forked or glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae each a corona 0.1–0.5 mm;

on disc cypselae each of 8–12+ lanceolate scales 0.5–1 mm plus 1–2+ subulate to setiform scales 1–4 mm.

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.

= 18.