Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1+ mm, ± strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose.

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

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 15–30(–70) × 2–5(–9) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigose.

± campanulate, 6–10 mm diam.

± campanulate, 12–20(–32) mm diam.

8–21;

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

18–35;

corollas white adaxially, laminae 7–16 mm, glandular-puberulent abaxially.

20–40+;

corollas 3–4 mm.

40–100+;

corollas 3.5–5.5 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.

16–32+ in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, (7–)9–13 mm (l/w = 3–5), apices acute, abaxial faces piloso-strigose to strigose.

± sessile.

on scapiform peduncles 30–60(–120) mm.

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

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

4–5.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips forked or entire;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 20–30+ subulate to setiform scales 3–6+ mm;

on disc cypselae 20–30 subulate to setiform scales 5–7+ mm.

= 27 (apomicts).