Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose.

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1(–2) mm, strigose.

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

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate to oblanceolate, 10–35+ × 2–5+ mm, not fleshy, faces usually ± strigose, sometimes glabrous.

± campanulate, 12–20(–32) mm diam.

hemispheric to campanulate, 8–15 mm diam.

18–35;

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

13–21+;

corollas usually white, sometimes pink or blue, adaxially, laminae 6–12 mm, abaxially usually glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrous.

40–100+;

corollas 3.5–5.5 mm.

30–60+;

corollas 3.5–5.5 mm.

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.

18–32 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± oblanceolate, 6–9 mm (l/w = 3–5), glabrate, or sparsely strigillose, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces glabrous.

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

usually on scapiform peduncles 5–60+ mm, sometimes sessile.

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.

4.5 mm, faces glabrous or hairy at bases, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 24–30+ subulate to setiform scales 5–6 mm;

on disc cypselae 24–30+ subulate to setiform scales 5.5–6.6 mm.

= 18, 36.