Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 90 cm, glabrous or puberulent.

erect, to 80 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

petiole to 11 mm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–7 cm.

petiole 0–2 mm;

blade linear to lanceolate, 2–6 cm.

racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.

open racemes, axis straight;

buds pendent.

floral tube 1.5–10 mm;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals pink to lavender or light purple, often lighter toward base, unspotted or with red spot near middle or base, obovate or obdeltate, 6–40 mm;

stamens 8, subequal;

ovary 4-grooved, puberulent;

stigma exserted or not beyond anthers.

floral tube 2–5 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla rotate, petals lavender to reddish purple, lavender-pink, or white, often with white-surrounded dark reddish purple spot distally, clawed, 2-lobed, with slender central tooth, 1–3 mm, 6–20 mm;

stamens 8, in 2 unequal sets, outer anthers lavender to purple, inner smaller, paler;

ovary 8-grooved;

stigma exserted or not beyond anthers.

25–50 mm, usually wider distally;

pedicel 0–10 mm.

15–25 mm;

pedicel 0–5 mm.

brown or mottled with dark spots, 1.5–2 mm, scaly, crest 0.1 mm.

brown, 1.3–1.5 mm, tuberculate, crest minute.