Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 60 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

erect, to 90 cm, glabrous or puberulent.

petiole to 10 mm;

blade narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, 3–5 cm.

petiole to 11 mm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–7 cm.

open racemes, axis straight;

buds pendent.

racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals pale lavender to pinkish lavender, usually red-flecked, unlobed, 10–20 mm;

stamens 8, unequal, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler;

ovary obscurely 4-grooved;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

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.

30–40 mm;

pedicel 0–10 mm.

25–50 mm, usually wider distally;

pedicel 0–10 mm.

dark gray, 1.2–1.4 mm, scaly, crest 0.2 mm.

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

= 18.