Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes (0.1–)2–25(–50) mm, strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1+ mm, glabrous or ± strigose.

basal and cauline, blades spatulate to oblanceolate or linear, 20–40(–90+) × 1–5(–10) mm, not fleshy (margins strigoso-ciliate), faces usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigillose (midribs scabrous).

basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 10–35 × 2–7 mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrous.

hemispheric, (8–)10–14+ mm diam.

± hemispheric, 12–28+ mm diam.

20–40;

corollas usually white adaxially, laminae 7–15(–20+) mm, glabrous abaxially.

18–40;

corollas blue to purplish adaxially, laminae 8–16 mm, glabrous abaxially.

(60–)80–120+;

corollas 4–6 mm.

60–100+;

corollas 3.5–4.5+ mm.

30–40+ in 4–5+ series, the longer lance-ovate to lanceolate, 8–10(–12+) mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute to attenuate (most hard, apiculate), abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrous.

40–60+ in (3–)4–5+ series, the longer obovate to oblanceolate, 7–9+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces glabrous.

at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves).

± sessile or on peduncles 5–25+ mm.

3.5–4+ mm, faces hairy, hair tips forked or glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae each a corona 0.1–0.5 mm or 10–20 subulate scales 1–2.5 mm;

on disc cypselae 15–30 subulate to setiform scales (4–)5–6 mm.

4 mm, faces nearly glabrous (discs) or sparsely hairy (ray, hairs mostly at bases), hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 12–20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–1.5 mm;

on disc cypselae 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–6 mm.

= 18.

= 36 (apomicts).