Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 80 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

erect or decumbent, to 60 cm, puberulent.

petiole 0–5 mm;

blade gray-green, lanceolate, 2–7 cm, surfaces glaucous.

petiole 0–5 mm;

blade linear to lanceolate, 1–6 cm.

open racemes, axis erect;

buds pendent.

open or dense racemes or panicles, axis straight;

buds erect.

floral tube 2–3 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side, green, red-tinged or not, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, without longer, spreading hairs;

corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink, spot purplish or absent, ± diamond-shaped, 10–25 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire;

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

ovary with hairs as on sepals;

stigma exserted or not beyond anthers.

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.

15–30 mm.

15–20 mm.

unknown.

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