Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

32–75 cm.

basal and proximal cauline 45–80(–100) × 15–30(–40) mm, blade obovate to ovate, oblanceolate, or lanceolate, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–9 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 50–100 × (8–)20–45 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base cordate-clasping or tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute, sometimes obtuse.

cauline 7–11 pairs, 16–50 × 10–28 mm, base tapered to truncate, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, secund, 30–80 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 9–19, cymes 1–5-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 10–55 × 2–30 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

6–18 cm, verticillasters 2–4, cymes (1 or)2 or 3(or 4)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 4–10 × 3–10 mm;

peduncles and pedicels retrorsely hairy.

calyx lobes ovate, 4.2–6 × 2–3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to light pink, rose pink, or light yellow, with reddish nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, 21–32 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 6–12 mm, length 2–2.2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually to abruptly inflated, constricted or slightly so at orifice, 6–16 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs explanate, 1.4–1.8 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 16–19 mm, included, 0.7–0.9 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 15–20 mm, glabrous.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–5 × 1.3–2.2 mm;

corolla with lavender or violet nectar guides, 20–25 mm, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 6–7 mm, throat 8–10 mm diam.;

pollen sacs 1.1–1.4 mm;

staminode 17–19 mm, distal 2–4 mm sparsely villous, hairs white, to 2 mm;

style 14–15 mm.

8–13 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

7–9 × 4–7 mm.

= 16.