Flora of North America species comparison

erect or rarely decumbent, to 100 cm, glabrous and sometimes glaucous or sparsely to densely puberulent, sometimes mixed with longer, spreading hairs.

erect, to 40 cm, glabrous or puberulent.

petiole 0–2 mm;

blade linear or narrowly lanceolate to elliptic or ovate, 1.5–7 cm.

petiole 5–25 mm;

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

open or dense racemes, axis straight;

buds erect.

racemes, axis suberect or slightly recurved;

buds pendent.

floral tube 2–10 mm;

sepals reflexed individually or in pairs;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals lavender to purple, purplish red, or dark wine-red, often with red or purple spot near middle, tip, or base, 9–25 mm;

stamens 8, subequal;

ovary 8-grooved, length less than 8 times width;

stigma as long as or 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.

10–30 mm, beak 0–2 mm.

15–20 mm;

sessile.

brown or gray, 1–2 mm, scaly, crest 0.2 mm.

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