| Stems | entirely densely woolly | apically whitish-woolly | apically slightly pubescent to glabrous |
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| Cauline Leaves | elliptic to oblanceolate, densely woolly, 3–6 cm long | broadly to narrowly elliptic, ± woolly, 1.4–3.3 cm long | elliptic to oblanceolate, usually slightly puberulent, 2.3–5.5 cm long |
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| Involucres | 9–11 mm wide | (6–)8–14 mm wide | 5–9 mm wide |
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| Outer involucral bracts | linear to lanceolate, 5–6 × 0.4–0.7 mm | oblong to narrowly ovate, 4.8–10.9 × 1.2–2.6 mm | oblong to ovate, 3.2–10.3 × 1.2–2.0 mm |
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| Inner involucral bracts | 5–6 × 0.2–0.4 mm | 4.1–6.8 × 0.8–1.2 mm | 3.8–5.2 × 0.6–1.8 mm |
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| Paleae | 0.2–0.3 mm wide | 0.5–0.9 mm wide | 0.5–0.8 mm wide |
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| Corolla lobes | dorsally densely glandular (without hairs) | one or a few apically rounded to acute hairs and glandular | one or a few apically rounded to acute hairs and glandular |
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| Achenes | oblong to linear, 1.5–1.7 mm long | narrowly obovate to narrowly elliptic, 1.7–2.2 mm long | oblong to narrowly obovate, 1.6–2.2 mm long |
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| Pappus | consisting of 5 bristles | consisting of 2–4 bristles | consisting of 1–4 bristles |
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