Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, (8–)10–40 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 30–57 cm, puberulent or retrorsely hairy, rarely glandular-pubescent distally, not glaucous.

essentially cauline, basal usually poorly developed, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 10–40(–65) × 1–6 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 12–60 × 2–5(–7) mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

deciduous, 3–6(or 7) pairs, petiolate or sessile, (6–)30–65(–95) × (5–)12–50 mm, blade ovate to oblong or lanceolate, base truncate to cordate, margins entire or ± denticulate, apex obtuse to acute, puberulent to pubescent abaxially, glabrate adaxially, glaucescent.

interrupted, cylindric, 1–14 cm, axis glabrous or ± puberulent at axils, verticillasters (1 or)2–6, cymes (1–)3–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 8–30(–45) × 1–7 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous.

interrupted, conic, 7–33 cm, axis sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (2 or)3–5(–7), cymes 2–5(–7)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 7–28(–72) × 3–17(–45) mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes obovate to ovate, 1–1.8 × 0.7–1.1 mm, apex truncate to cuspidate, glabrous;

corolla violet to blue or purple, without nectar guides, funnelform, 7–9(–11) mm, glabrous externally, moderately yellowish or white-pilose internally abaxially, tube 3–4 mm, throat slightly inflated, 2–3 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.3–0.4(–0.5) mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 4–6 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, distal 0.5–1 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow, to 0.4 mm;

style 5–6 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 3.8–6 × 1.1–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to purple or white, lined internally with violet nectar guides, personate, tubular-funnelform, 20–26 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent externally, moderately to densely white-villous internally, tube 7–8 mm, throat 6–8 mm diam.;

stamens included, pollen sacs 0.8–1.1 mm, glabrous;

staminode 4–5 mm, flattened distally, 0.1–0.2 mm diam., tip straight, distal 3–4 mm densely villous, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 17–19 mm.

2.5–4 × 1.8–2.5 mm, glabrous.

6–9 × 4–5 mm.

= 16, 32.