Flora of North America species comparison

conspicuous (usually forming an irregularly globular mass), stout, unbranched.

numerous, appressed proximally, spreading distally;

blade lanceolate to oblong-ovate or triangular-ovate, 6–20 mm, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces usually glabrous.

open, cylindric panicles, ochraceous, red-brown, purple or purple streaked, yellow, or cream-white, loosely branched, rarely simple, cinereous glandular-puberulent;

flowers numerous, widely spaced proximally, clustered distally;

bracts reflexed, narrowly lanceolate, 3–6 mm, apex acuminate, moderately glandular-puberulent.

0–2(–6) mm, much shorter than plant axis;

bracteoles 2.

calyx yellow, brown, or purple, ± radially symmetric, 5–8 mm, divided into 5 subequal lobes, lobes slightly shorter than to ca. as long as tube, subulate, puberulent;

corolla 13–19 mm, tube white, cream, or light yellow, sometimes reddish brown to purple tinged or with reddish brown or purple veins, strongly constricted above ovary, bent forward, glandular-pubescent;

palatal folds not prominent, pale or light yellow, glabrous;

lips externally white, cream, or light yellow, sometimes reddish or purplish tinged distally or with reddish brown to purple veins, internally reddish brown to purple, sometimes pale with reddish brown or purple veins, abaxial lip spreading, 3–4 mm, lobes narrowly lanceolate, apex rounded, adaxial lip spreading, 3–4 mm, lobes lanceolate, apex rounded, acute, or emarginate;

filaments with ring of hairs at base, anthers included or 1 pair exserted, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.

ovoid, 6–7 mm.

0.3–0.5 mm.

= 48.