Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 100 cm, puberulent.

erect, to 40 cm, glabrous or puberulent.

petiole 15–40 mm;

blade elliptic to ovate, 2–6 cm.

petiole 5–25 mm;

blade lanceolate to elliptic or ovate, 1–4.5 cm.

open racemes, axis recurved only at tip in bud, straight 4+ nodes distal to open flowers;

buds pendent, fusiform, base slightly swollen, tip acute.

racemes, axis suberect or slightly recurved;

buds pendent.

floral tube 2–4 mm;

sepals reflexed individually;

corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, often dark-flecked, obdeltate to suborbiculate, unlobed, 13–19 ×7–12 mm, length 1.6–2 times width;

stamens 8, subequal, subtended by ciliate scales, pollen blue-gray;

ovary shallowly 4-grooved, puberulent;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

floral tube 13–25 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side, sometimes nearly separating, petal-like, pink or red;

corolla rotate, petals bright pink, usually white-streaked, narrowly fan-shaped, 10–30 mm, length 2 times width, tapered to a ± distinct claw, lobes ± equal or middle lobe wider, usually oblanceolate;

stamens 4, filaments not wider distally;

ovary 8-grooved;

stigma exserted or not beyond anthers.

20–30 mm;

pedicel 0–3 mm.

15–20 mm;

sessile.

light brown or mottled with dark spots, 1.5–2.5 mm, minutely tuberculate, crest 0.2 mm.

reddish brown, 2–3 mm, scaly, crest to 0.8 mm, conspicuous.