Flora of North America species comparison

erect, sometimes ascending, 30–100 cm, glabrous or puberulent proximally, usually slightly glaucous.

ascending to erect, 60–150 cm, glaucous.

glabrous or sparsely to densely puberulent, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 30–80(–140) × (6–)12–30(–35) mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse, acute, or acuminate;

cauline 3–7(–14) pairs, sessile, 28–142 × 1–8(–15) mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered, apex acuminate, sometimes acute.

basal and proximal cauline 37–110 × 10–50 mm, blade obovate, base tapered, margins coarsely serrate to coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 4–8 pairs, sessile, 40–110 × 15–55 mm, blade ovate, base connate-perfoliate, margins coarsely serrate to coarsely dentate, apex acute to acuminate.

± secund, sometimes cylindric, 11–69 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 6–14(–19), cymes (1 or)2–4-flowered;

proximal bracts linear, 15–70(–126) × 1–10 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glabrous.

interrupted, secund, 16–90 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 9–23, cymes 1–4-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 8–25 × 3–28 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, (3–)4–6(–9) × 1.9–2.8(–3.2) mm, margins entire or erose, glabrous or obscurely glandular-pubescent;

corolla red or orangish red to crimson or scarlet, with reddish violet nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, strongly bilabiate, tubular-funnelform, 26–32(–36) mm, glabrous or sparsely white-lanate or yellow-lanate internally abaxially, tube 5–8 mm, throat 5–6 mm diam., not constricted at orifice, slightly 2-ridged abaxially, abaxial lobes strongly reflexed, adaxial lobes projecting;

stamens exserted (but usually concealed beneath projecting adaxial lip), pollen sacs opposite, proximal 1/4–1/3 indehiscent, 1.5–2(–2.2) mm, sides glabrous or sparsely to moderately lanate-villous, hairs white, to 1.5 mm, sutures papillate or denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 15–17 mm, included, tip straight, glabrous;

style 22–27 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 4–6 × 2.2–3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose pink, purple, or light yellow, with or without reddish or reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, 18–27 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, and sparsely white- or yellowish lanate internally abaxially, tube 7–10 mm, length 1.7–2 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, 6–9 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs explanate, 1.4–1.8 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 14–16 mm, included or exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 4–5 mm lanate, hairs yellow, to 2.8 mm, proximal 3–4 mm glandular-puberulent;

style 14–16 mm, glabrous.

10–14 × 6–8 mm.

10–13 × 5–7 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally.