Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (10–)15–50(–55) cm, retrorsely hairy proximally, glandular-pubescent distally.

ascending to erect, 7–35 cm, puberulent, hairs usually white, scalelike.

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrate or puberulent to scabrous;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 20–85(–110) × (4–)7–18(–20) mm, blade oblanceolate or obovate to lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire to obscurely or distinctly serrate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–5(or 6) pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 25–65 × (3–)7–19(–21) mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or serrate to dentate, apex acute.

basal and cauline, or basal sometimes few or absent, ± leathery, densely retrorsely hairy, hairs white, scalelike;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, (28–)50–130 × 7–40 mm, blade ovate to oblong, base tapered, margins entire or dentate (often crisped), apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–4 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 35–83 × 7–26 mm, blade elliptic to deltate-ovate or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute or acuminate.

continuous or interrupted, cylindric, 4–24(–30) cm, axis densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (2 or)3–10, cymes 2–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 17–65 × 3–17 mm;

peduncles and pedicels densely glandular-pubescent.

continuous to ± interrupted, cylindric, 4–23 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–9, cymes (1 or)2–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 19–61 × 15–30 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 4–7 × 1.5–3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white, rarely tinged pink or lavender, with red or reddish purple nectar guides, funnelform, (12–)16–20 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 4–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, (4–)6–8 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.7–1.1 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–9 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 3–6 mm sparsely to moderately villous, hairs yellowish, to 1 mm;

style 9–11(–13) mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 8–11 × 1.6–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to reddish pink or violet, with or without faint reddish nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 14–20 mm, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 4–7 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs divergent, navicular-sigmoid, 1.1–1.4 mm, dehiscing incompletely, connective not splitting, sutures papillate;

staminode 8–10 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 5–7 mm densely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 1 mm;

style 11–13 mm.

8–12 × 4–7 mm.

6–9 × 4–5.5 mm.

= 16.