Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± hirsute to strigose or glabrate.

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate, 5–10(–15+) × 1.5–3+ mm, ± fleshy, faces sparsely strigose or glabrate.

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate or linear, 12–40(–75) × 2–6+ mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigillose.

± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam.

± hemispheric, (10–)12–25+ mm diam.

8–21;

corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 4–8 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-puberulent.

11–40;

corollas white adaxially, laminae (9–)12–18+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

20–40+;

corollas 3–4 mm.

100–150+;

corollas 6.5–9(–12+) mm.

20–28 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–7 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), sometimes glabrate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces usually ± strigillose.

30–45(–60) in 4–6+ series, the longer narrowly lanceolate or linear to subulate, (10–)12–14(–17) mm (l/w = 6–9), apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrate.

± sessile.

± sessile (usually nestled among rosette leaves).

2–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips entire or forked;

pappi persistent, 15–30 subulate to setiform scales 3–5 mm.

4(–6+) mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 20–30 setiform scales 6–8+ mm;

on disc cypselae 20–30+ setiform scales 6.5–11+ mm.

= 27 (apomicts).

= 18.