Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 30–120 cm, glaucous.

erect, (10–)30–80 cm, glabrous, not glaucous.

glabrous, glaucous;

cauline 5–11 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 40–100 × 10–40 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to auriculate-clasping, margins entire, apex rounded to acute.

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 26–140 × 3–19 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–5 pairs, sessile, 50–90 × (3–)6–9(–18) mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate, base clasping, apex acute.

interrupted, secund to ± cylindric, 15–60(–100) cm, axis glabrous or obscurely scabrous, verticillasters 8–18(–22), cymes 1–5(–11)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, (3–)7–25(–87) × (1–)3–14(–30) mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous or obscurely scabrous.

continuous to ± interrupted, secund or cylindric, 5–40 cm, axis glabrous or ± glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (4 or)5–9, cymes 1–5-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 15–54 × 2–15 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or glandular-pubescent, peduncles to 11 mm, pedicels 1–10 mm.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6 × 2–3 mm, margins erose, glabrous;

corolla scarlet, without nectar guides, nearly radially symmetric, weakly bilabiate, salverform, 25–33 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 8–10 mm, throat slightly inflated, 4.5–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs explanate, 0.9–1.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 13–14 mm, terete to slightly flattened distally, 0.1–0.3 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 18–27 mm, exserted.

calyx lobes ovate, 3.5–8 × 1.8–3 mm, margins erose, glabrous or glandular-pubescent;

corolla blue to bluish violet, with or without reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 17–25(–30) mm, glabrous or glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous or ± glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 5–8 mm, throat gradually inflated, slightly constricted at orifice, 6–8 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or slightly exserted, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 1.2–1.8 mm, dehiscing incompletely, connective not splitting, sides sparsely to moderately hispid or pubescent, hairs whitish, to 0.3 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 12–15 mm, reaching orifice or slightly exserted, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 3–5 mm sparsely villous, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 15–18 mm.

8–11 × 6–7 mm.

8–12 × 4–6 mm.

= 16.

= 16.