Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (10–)20–65 cm, glabrous or sparsely retrorsely hairy distally, not glaucous.

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

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 28–160(–235) × 8–25(–35) mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–5 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 10–130 × 3–35 mm, blade oblong to ovate or lanceolate, base truncate to clasping, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute.

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.

continuous or interrupted, cylindric, (1–)2–11(–27) cm, axis glabrous or sparsely retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 1–3(or 4), cymes (2–)4–13-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, (5–)16–66 × (1–)4–19 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous.

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 oblanceolate to lanceolate, (4–)5–9 × 1.4–3.5 mm, glabrous;

corolla blue to purple or violet, without nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 14–21 mm, glabrous externally, moderately white- or yellowish pilose internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat slightly inflated to slightly ventricose, 4–7 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs divergent, saccate, 0.7–1.2 mm, dehiscing incompletely, distal 1/5–1/4 indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 7–9 mm, included, 0.4–0.7 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 1–2 mm densely pilose to lanate, hairs golden yellow, to 1.4 mm, medial 2–4 mm sparsely lanate;

style 8–10 mm.

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.

5–7 × 3–4 mm, glabrous.

10–14 × 5–7 mm.

= 16, 32.