Flora of North America species comparison

inconspicuous (often very short and knobby), slender, usually unbranched.

usually inconspicuous, slender, branched or unbranched.

thickened, fleshy.

numerous, appressed;

blade broadly ovate, 7–12 mm, margins entire, apex obtuse, surfaces glandular-pubescent.

numerous, erect;

blade broadly triangular proximally, grading to lanceolate distally, 7–10 mm, margins entire, apex obtuse, acute on distal leaves, surfaces glabrous.

spikelike racemes, pallid creamy or yellow, purplish tinged, simple, sometimes branched, densely glandular-pubescent;

flowers numerous;

bracts erect to spreading, narrowly lanceolate-ovate, 10–12(–19) mm, apex acute, glandular-pubescent.

racemes, sometimes spikelike, pink, lavender, or yellow, sometimes branched, glandular-puberulent;

flowers numerous;

bracts usually reflexed toward tips, narrowly triangular to lanceolate-linear or subulate, 5–10 mm, apex attenuate, glandular-puberulent.

0–10(–12) mm, much shorter than plant axis;

bracteoles 2.

5–25 mm, much shorter than plant axis;

bracteoles 2.

calyx white or pinkish, or purple tinged, often pallid, radially or weakly bilaterally symmetric, 7–18 mm, deeply divided into 5 lobes, lobes subulate to attenuate, densely glandular-pubescent;

corolla 15–25 mm, tube white to pallid, yellow, or buff, slightly constricted above ovary, straight to curved forward, glandular-pubescent;

palatal folds prominent, yellow, glabrous;

lips externally white to pallid, yellow, or buff, sometimes slightly reddish tinged distally, internally maroon or reddish purple, sometimes with maroon or reddish purple stripes, veins, or blotches, abaxial lip erect to spreading or recurved, 4–8 mm, lobes narrowly ovate to oblong, apex rounded, blunt, retuse, or erosulate, adaxial lip erect to ± spreading, 4–8 mm, lobes oblong or oblong-ovate, apex rounded, truncate, retuse, or erosulate;

filaments sparsely pilose at base, sometimes glandular hairs present near connective, anthers included, moderately woolly or glabrous.

calyx pale or pinkish tinged, ± radially symmetric, (6–)9–15(–20) mm, deeply divided into 5 lobes, lobes narrowly subulate, glandular-puberulent;

corolla 17–28(–33) mm, tube white to pale yellow or pale pink, slightly constricted above ovary, straight or slightly bent forward, sparsely glandular-pubescent or glabrate;

palatal folds prominent, yellow, glabrous;

lips white to pale pink, often with darker pink veins, abaxial lip usually widely spreading, 5–9(–10) mm, lobes narrowly oblong-triangular to lanceolate, apex acute, adaxial lip usually widely spreading, 5–9(–10) mm, lobes triangular or triangular-ovate, apex acute;

filaments glabrous, anthers included, glabrous or ± villous along sutures.

oblong-ovoid, 7–12 mm.

ovoid to cylindric-ovoid, 10–13 mm.

0.3–0.5 mm.

0.4–0.5 mm.