Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 15–55 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

ascending to erect, 30–60 cm, glaucous.

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

basal and proximal cauline (15–)30–115 × 4–25 mm, blade elliptic to oblanceolate or spatulate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–6 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, (17–)40–72 × 9–28 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute.

cauline 6–12 pairs, sessile or short-petiolate, (12–)25–65 × 2–8 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, sometimes oblanceolate, base truncate or tapered, margins entire, rarely ± serrulate distally, apex obtuse to acute.

continuous or interrupted, cylindric, 2–21 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 1–6, cymes (2 or)3–8-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 9–45 × 4–13 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous.

interrupted, cylindric, 8–30 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 3–8, cymes 1–3-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 9–28 × 2–5 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glabrous.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2.5–4.5 × 1–2.4 mm, glabrous;

corolla violet to blue or purple, with light violet nectar guides, funnelform, 11–15 mm, glabrous externally, sparsely whitish or yellowish pubescent internally abaxially, tube 3–4 mm, throat gradually inflated, 3.5–5 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.5–0.7 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 7–8 mm, reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 0.5–2 mm sparsely to densely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 0.8 mm;

style 8–10 mm.

calyx lobes depressed-ovate to round or ovate, 3.5–6.5 × 2.5–5 mm, glabrous;

corolla bluish lavender to lavender or light pink, with reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose-ampliate, 22–28 mm, glabrous or glandular-pubescent externally, moderately to densely white-lanate internally abaxially, sometimes also sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent internally, tube 6–8 mm, length 1–1.5 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, 8–14 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs explanate to subexplanate, 1.6–2.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 15–19 mm, exserted, 0.6–0.8 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 8–9 mm moderately pilose to lanate, hairs yellow, to 2.5 mm;

proximal 5–6 mm glandular-pubescent;

style 19–24 mm, glabrous.

5–6 × 3.5–4.5 mm, glabrous.

9–13 × 5–7 mm, glabrous.

= 48.

= 16.