Flora of North America species comparison

erect to decumbent, branches on well-developed plants many, few-flowered.

erect or decumbent, to 60 cm, puberulent.

blades linear to narrowly lanceolate.

petiole 0–5 mm;

blade linear to lanceolate, 1–6 cm.

open racemes or few-branched panicles.

open or dense racemes or panicles, axis straight;

buds erect.

floral tube 5–15 mm;

sepals usually reflexed individually or in pairs, or rarely together to one side, tips not distinct in bud;

corolla bowl-shaped, petals lavender to wine-red, often shading white or pale yellow toward base, unspotted or with bright red or purplish red spot near or proximal to middle, 10–25 mm;

stamens 8, subequal;

ovary 8-grooved;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

15–20 mm.

brown or gray, 0.7–1 mm, scaly, crest 0.1 mm.

dark purplish red to lavender, ± white or pale yellow toward base, rarely pale yellow throughout, usually with bright red spot near middle.

= 18.