Flora of North America species comparison

erect, to 80 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

erect, 30–100 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

petiole 0–5 mm;

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

petiole 0–10 mm;

blade lanceolate to elliptic or ovate, 1–6 cm.

open racemes, axis erect;

buds pendent.

open racemes, sometimes branched, axis erect;

buds pendent.

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 2–5 mm;

sepals reflexed together to 1 side, green to dark red, sparsely to densely puberulent abaxially, with longer, straight, spreading hairs to 3 mm;

corolla rotate, petals lavender-pink to salmon or dark reddish purple, triangular or diamond-shaped to suborbiculate, 10–25 mm, claw slender, equal to or longer than blade, entire, rarely somewhat expanded at base;

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

ovary with hairs as on sepals;

stigma exserted beyond anthers.

15–30 mm.

15–30 mm.

unknown.

brown, 1–1.5 mm, tuberculate, crest inconspicuous.

= 18.