Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± villous.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose.

basal and cauline, ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 3–8(–18) × 1–2.5 mm (not fleshy), faces ± villous.

basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 5–25(–40+) × 1–1.5(–3) mm, fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous, little, if at all.

± campanulate, 4–8 mm diam.

± campanulate, 8–18+ mm diam.

13–17;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 5–8 mm, glabrous abaxially.

15–35;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 8–12+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

number unknown;

corollas 4 mm.

120–180+;

corollas 4–5(–6+) mm.

ca. 26 in 3–4 series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–8 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute, abaxial faces ± strigose to villous.

50–65+ in 5+ series, the longer ± lance-linear, 7–11(–13) mm (l/w = 6–9), apices attenuate, abaxial faces sparsely strigose or glabrate.

± sessile.

± sessile.

3–4 mm, faces glabrous or glabrate;

pappi readily falling, of 15–20 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm (± connate basally).

3.5–4.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae ca. 30 subulate to setiform scales (1–)5–7 mm;

on disc cypselae ca. 30 subulate to setiform scales 5.5–7.5+ mm.

= 18.