Flora of North America species comparison

12–50 cm.

erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

cauline 5–15 pairs (distal ones much-reduced), 5–30(–46) × 4–15 mm, blade base tapered to acute to cuneate, margins sharply dentate, especially distally, or entire, apex obtuse to acute.

basal and proximal cauline 25–100 × (5–)10–35 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, sessile, 25–65 × 12–25 mm, blade lanceolate, base sessile, clasping or distal ones connate-perfoliate, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute.

(2–)5–15(–40) cm, verticillasters (2 or)3–7(–12), cymes 1- or 2(or 3)-flowered;

proximal bracts elliptic to lanceolate, 2–5 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, secund, 20–60 cm, axis glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 10–16, cymes 2- or 3-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 15–60 × 4–22 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, 3.5–5 × 1.5–2.2 mm;

corolla unlined internally, 22–27 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 4–5 mm, throat 6–7 mm diam.;

pollen sacs 1.2–1.5 mm;

staminode 16–19 mm;

style 18–25 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 4–5.5 × 2–2.7 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose pink, with reddish nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose to ventricose-ampliate, (27–)30–35 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, not glandular-pubescent, tube 7–10 mm, length 1.8–2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 10–16 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs navicular, 1.2–1.5 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 22–24 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 6–7 mm pilose, hairs yellow or golden yellow, to 2 mm;

style 18–24 mm, glabrous.

7–10 × 5–7 mm.

7–11 × 4–6 mm, glabrous.