Flora of North America species comparison

± erect;

internodes 0.1–1 mm, ± strigose.

decumbent to erect;

internodes 5–20+ mm, strigose.

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

basal and cauline, blades oblanceolate to lance-linear, 20–45(–60+) × 2–4(–6+) mm, not fleshy, faces ± strigose.

± campanulate, 12–20(–32) mm diam.

± campanulate to hemispheric, 12–15(–20+) mm diam.

18–35;

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

25–40+;

corollas white or purplish adaxially, laminae 9–18 mm, abaxially usually glabrous, sometimes glandular-puberulent.

40–100+;

corollas 3.5–5.5 mm.

80–120+;

corollas 3.5–5 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.

40–44 in 4–5+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 5–9+ mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute to attenuate (soft, not apiculate), abaxial faces strigose.

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

at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves).

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.

3.5–4 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae ± 20 lanceolate to subulate scales 0.5–0.8(–2+) mm;

on disc cypselae 16–24 subulate to setiform scales 5 mm.

= 18.