Flora of North America species comparison

erect, 30–90 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

erect, to 90 cm, glabrous or puberulent.

petiole 0–5 mm;

blade lanceolate, 2–9 cm, surfaces glaucous, glabrous.

petiole to 11 mm;

blade linear to narrowly lanceolate, 2–7 cm.

open racemes, axis erect;

buds pendent.

racemes, axis recurved at tip in bud;

buds pendent.

floral tube 3–4 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side, usually dark red-purple, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without long, spreading hairs;

corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, usually with dark purplish spot near base, ± diamond-shaped, 13–15 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire;

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

ovary with hairs as on sepals;

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.

15–30 mm.

25–50 mm, usually wider distally;

pedicel 0–10 mm.

unknown.

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

= 18.