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.

prostrate or decumbent, to 50 cm, sparsely puberulent.

petiole 0–2 mm;

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

sessile or subsessile;

blade oblanceolate to elliptic, 1–2.5 cm, apex usually obtuse.

open or dense racemes, axis straight;

buds erect.

prostrate, dense racemes, axis straight;

buds erect.

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 4–7 mm;

sepals usually reflexed in pairs;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals lavender-pink shading pale yellow basally, with reddish purple spot above base, 10–15 mm;

stamens 8, subequal;

ovary 8-grooved;

stigma not exserted beyond anthers.

10–30 mm, beak 0–2 mm.

20–30 mm.

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

brown or gray, 1–1.5 mm, scaly, crest 0.2 mm.

= 52.