Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

ascending to erect, (37–)80–150 cm, glabrous, 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.

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 65–160 × 15–40 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire or slightly crenulate, apex acute;

cauline 3–8 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, (16–)40–170 × (5–)12–35 mm, blade lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex 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.

interrupted, conic, 22–35(–60) cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 3–8, cymes 5–19-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 8–47(–60) × 3–16(–25) mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels ascending, glabrous or sparsely 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 ovate, 3–5 × 1–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white to light lavender, without nectar guides, funnelform, 20–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 5–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs parallel, saccate, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing incompletely, distal 2/3 indehiscent, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 10–13 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 3–4 mm sparsely pubescent, hairs yellowish, to 0.3 mm;

style 7–10 mm.

8–13 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

5–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

= 16.