Flora of North America species comparison

1–5, terminal from caudex, erect or nearly so.

1–few, arising laterally below rosettes or seemingly from center of rosettes because of large basal leaves, decumbent to erect.

cauline, ± evenly spaced;

blade widely ovate to elliptic, 1.5–4 cm × 8–22 mm, apex obtuse.

basal and cauline;

blades of basal and rosette leaves narrowly spatulate, 2–10(–14) cm × 1–7 mm, transitional to cauline leaves with blades oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, 2–5 cm × 2–5 mm, blades of all leaves 6+ times as long as wide, apices obtuse to acute.

solitary flowers or occasionally a terminal pair.

1–3-flowered.

calyx 8–12 mm, tube cleft to base or nearly so into 2 spathaceous segments, lobes elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 0.5–5 mm, margins not ciliate;

corolla bright blue, campanulate, open, 30–38 mm, lobes widely ovate-triangular, 6–11 mm, free portions of plicae spreading, low-triangular, less than 1 mm, notched at apex, otherwise entire;

anthers distinct.

calyx 15–28 mm, lobes linear to lanceolate, (5–)7–12 mm, margins not ciliate;

corolla abaxially suffused with blue-violet on and below lobes, adaxially white or yellowish white with dark purple and/or greenish spots and streaks, funnelform, open, 35–50 mm, lobes ascending to spreading, ovate-triangular, 2–5 mm, summit of plicae nearly truncate, erose;

anthers distinct.

not winged.

winged.

 = 24.