Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 5–18 cm, puberulent to retrorsely hairy, usually in lines proximally, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 16–50 cm, puberulent to retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, not glaucous.

deciduous, sometimes persistent, 2–6 pairs, distals seldom distinctly smaller than proximals, petiolate or sessile, (5–)10–42 × 4–15 mm, blade obovate to ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins ± crenulate-serrulate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous, not glaucous.

cauline, opposite, puberulent, hairs pointed, or glabrous, not glaucous;

cauline 8–12 pairs, sessile, 12–70 × 0.5–1(–2) mm, blade linear, base not tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

continuous, cylindric to ± secund, 1–4 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–4, cymes 1-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, (4–)8–25 × 3–17 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, cylindric, 9–22 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 1–5, cymes 1–3-flowered, (1 or)2 per node;

proximal bracts linear, 9–30 × 0.5–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 8–15 × (1.8–)2.5–3.7 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla violet to purple, unlined internally but abaxial ridges usually light violet to whitish, not personate, funnelform, 27–40 mm, glabrous externally, sparsely to moderately white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 5–8 mm, throat 8–11 mm diam.;

stamens included, pollen sacs 1.1–1.3 mm;

staminode 9–16 mm, flattened distally, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous or distal 1–3(–13) mm sparsely to moderately villous, hairs yellow, to 1.3 mm;

style 25–28 mm.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2–4.5 × 0.7–1.7 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla light purple to violet or purple, without nectar guides, funnelform, 13–18 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 3–4 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–7 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 1.2–1.6 mm, distal 1/2 indehiscent, sides pubescent, hairs white, to 0.5 mm near filament attachment, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 10–12 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., glabrous;

style 11–15 mm.

8–11 × 6–8 mm.

5–7.5 × 2.5–4 mm.

= 16.

= 16.