Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 100 cm, puberulent.

erect, to 60 cm, puberulent.

petiole 15–40 mm;

blade elliptic to ovate, 3–6 cm.

petiole to 10 mm;

blade lanceolate, 1–6 cm.

open racemes, axis recurved in bud, straight only 1–3 nodes distal to open flowers;

buds pendent, tip acute.

open racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals usually reflexed individually;

corolla rotate, petals reddish purple, often darker flecked or spotted, narrowly obdeltate to suborbiculate, unlobed, 11–25 × 7–18 mm, length 1.4–1.6 times width;

stamens 8, subequal, subtended by ciliate scales, anthers magenta or orange-red to yellow, pollen blue-gray or bright yellow to tan;

ovary shallowly 4-grooved, puberulent;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

floral tube 1.5–2.5 mm, with ring of hairs at distal margin inside;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals pinkish lavender shading white near middle, often flecked reddish purple, base reddish purple, 10–25 mm;

stamens 8, unequal, width of all filaments equal or inner slightly thinner, outer anthers lavender, inner smaller, paler.

20–30 mm;

pedicel 0–5 mm.

10–30 mm, beak 7–15 mm.

brown or gray, 1.5–1.8 mm, scaly-echinate, crest 0.1 mm.

unknown.

= 18.