Flora of North America species comparison

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

24–75(–98) cm, sparsely to densely retrorsely hairy or puberulent, usually also glandular-pubescent distally.

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.

retrorsely hairy;

basal and proximal cauline 8–80 × 3–12 mm, blade lanceolate or spatulate, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 7–15 pairs, 9–85(–110) × 1–11(–22) mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered to truncate, apex acute to acuminate, rarely obtuse.

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.

± secund, 5–36 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–6, cymes 1 or 2(or 3)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 5–16 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent, sometimes also retrorsely hairy.

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, 2.9–7 × 1.5–2.5(–3.6) mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla scarlet to red, unlined internally or lined on abaxial surface with faint reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 22–35 mm, glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 6–8 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens exserted (hidden by galeate adaxial lobes), pollen sacs parallel to divergent, 1.5–2 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 15–17 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam.;

style 25–30 mm, usually barely exserted from galea.

8–11 × 6–8 mm.

9–14 × 6–7 mm.

= 16.

= 16.