Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

ascending to erect, (18–)30–80 cm, puberulent or retrorsely hairy proximally, puberulent or glandular-pubescent distally, not glaucous.

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.

deciduous, 8–13 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 23–130 × 3–20 mm, blade lanceolate, rarely linear, base tapered, margins entire or remotely serrate, apex acute to acuminate, rarely obtuse, glabrous or puberulent to pubescent, not glaucous.

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.

interrupted, ± secund, (3–)6–15(–28) cm, axis sparsely to moderately glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–7, cymes 2–7-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, (5–)15–80 × (1–)2–8(–20) mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading or ascending, glandular-pubescent.

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 lanceolate, 7–16 × 2–4 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to purple, unlined internally or lined with faint lavender nectar guides abaxially, nearly personate, funnelform, 35–46 mm, glabrous externally, moderately white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 8–14 mm, throat 8–12 mm diam.;

stamens included, pollen sacs 1.1–1.8 mm;

staminode 10–13 mm, flattened distally, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 30–40 mm.

8–13 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

10–14 × 5–7 mm.

= 16.