Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

erect, 15–45(–60) cm, glabrous, 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, opposite, hirsute, hairs pointed, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 15–30(–60) × 4–10(–14) mm, blade ovate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to acute;

cauline 2 or 3 pairs, petiolate or sessile, 8–25(–45) × 1–3 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded 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.

interrupted, cylindric, 4–24 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–4, cymes 1–4-flowered, 1 or 2 per node;

proximal bracts subulate to lanceolate or linear, 4–35 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, 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 oblong to ovate, 3–4.5(–5) × 0.9–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to violet or purple, with or without faint reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 25–34 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, yellow-lanate internally abaxially, tube 6–9 mm, throat gradually inflated, 6–8 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs nearly parallel, 1.4–1.5(–1.7) mm, distal 1/2 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 15–19 mm, included, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., distal 4–8 mm sparsely pilose, hairs yellow, to 0.7 mm;

style 20–29 mm.

8–13 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

6–10 × 4–6 mm.

= 16.

= 16.