Flora of North America species comparison

basal 3–10, blade lanceolate, 30–100 x 5–30 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, entire or serrate, surfaces glabrous;

cauline 2–10, blade elliptic or triangular to lanceolate, 5–70 x 10–25 mm, 1-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes nonoverlapping, entire or serrate, surfaces glabrous.

basal 15–20, blade lanceolate to elliptic, 10–20 x 5–10 mm, 2- or 3-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes extensively overlapping, serrate, surfaces glabrous;

cauline 4–10, blade elliptic, 10–25 x 3–7 mm, 2- or 3-pinnatifid, margins of adjacent lobes extensively overlapping throughout, serrate, apex cuspidate, surfaces glabrous or tomentose.

simple, 1–6, exceeding basal leaves, each 12–40-flowered;

bracts trullate to obtrullate, 5–18 x 2–15 mm, pinnatifid, margins entire, surfaces glabrous.

simple, 1–4, exceeding basal leaves, each 8–50-flowered;

bracts lanceolate or elliptic to trullate, 4–25 x 3–6 mm, 2-pinnatifid, adjacent margins extensively overlapping, proximal margins entire, distal cuspidate, surfaces glabrous or tomentose.

1.5–5.5 mm.

4–10 mm.

calyx 5–9 mm, glabrous, lobes 5, triangular, 1–3 mm, apex entire, glabrous;

corolla 7–13 mm, tube white or cream to yellowish or pink to pinkish purple, 4–7 mm;

galea white or cream to yellowish with purple spots at base, or pink to pinkish purple, 2–5.5 mm, beaked, beak coiled, 5–9 mm, base curving, margins entire medially and distally, apex surrounded by abaxial lip, axis of coil nearly vertical;

abaxial lip surrounding beak, white or cream to yellowish, or pink to pinkish purple, 5–8 mm.

calyx 8–12 mm, tomentose, lobes 5, triangular, 1.5–3 mm, apex entire or pinnatifid to serrate, glabrous;

corolla 17–27 mm, tube violet-red, 9–10 mm;

galea violet-red, 7–15 mm, beakless, margins entire medially, 1-toothed distally, apex arching over abaxial lip;

abaxial lip violet-red, 6–9 mm.