Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± pilose.

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

basal and cauline, blades narrowly oblanceolate to lance-linear, 5–40+ × 0.6–2.5+ mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigoso-sericeous to strigose.

± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam.

± campanulate, 7–10 mm diam.

8–21;

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

13–21+;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 4–8+ mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially.

20–40+;

corollas 3–4 mm.

40–60+;

corollas (3.5–)4.5–6 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.

25–50+ in 4–5+ series, the longer narrowly lanceolate, 6–8+ mm (l/w = 5–6), apices acute, abaxial faces sparsely strigillose or glabrate.

± sessile.

± sessile.

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

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

3–3.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 15–35 subulate to setiform scales 0.5–1.5 or 4–5 mm;

on disc cypselae 15–35 subulate to setiform scales 4–6.5 mm.

= 27 (apomicts).