Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent to erect;

internodes 5–20+ mm, strigose.

± erect;

inter- nodes 0.1–1+ mm, densely piloso-hirsute to hispidulous (surfaces usually hidden by hairs).

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

basal and cauline, blades ± spatulate or oblanceolate to linear, 4–9(–25) × 1–2(–3) mm, ± fleshy, ± strigose.

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

± hemispheric to campanulate, 3–6 mm diam.

25–40+;

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

(4–)12–16;

corollas white or pinkish adaxially, laminae 3–5+ mm, glabrous abaxially.

80–120+;

corollas 3.5–5 mm.

40–60;

corollas 2.5–3+ mm.

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.

22–26 in 3–4+ series, the longer ± lanceolate, 3–4 mm (l/w = 2.5–5), apices acute, abaxial faces ± strigillose.

at tips of stems (usually surpassed by leaves).

± sessile.

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.

2–2.5 mm, faces hairy, hair tips glochidiform;

pappi persistent;

on ray cypselae 12–15 lance-subulate scales 0.1–0.5 mm;

on disc cypselae 12–15+ subulate to setiform scales 2.5–3+ mm.

= 18.