Flora of North America species comparison

rhizomelike.

decumbent, ascending, or weakly erect, 4–18 cm, retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

ascending, 10–35 cm, glabrous, glaucescent, proximal stems usually buried, rhizomelike.

cauline, not leathery, glabrate, retrorsely hairy, or puberulent;

cauline 2–4 pairs, petiolate or sessile, 7–28 × 3–12 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex rounded or obtuse to acute.

cauline, leathery, glabrous;

cauline 2–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 18–60 × 5–22 mm, blade spatulate to obovate, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or truncate.

interrupted or continuous, ± secund, 1–3 cm, axis ± glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 1 or 2(or 3), cymes 1- or 2-flowered, 1 or 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 17–23 × 4–10 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, retrorsely hairy and glandular-pubescent.

continuous or interrupted, cylindric, 5–12 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 3–7, cymes (1–)3–8-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts oval to oblong, 22–44 × 8–18 mm, margins entire or erose;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 6–10 × 1.3–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender or bluish lavender to lavender-purple, without nectar guides, bilabiate, not personate, tubular-funnelform, 15–20 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, densely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–6 mm diam., prominently 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, subexplanate, 0.7–0.9 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–9 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 4–5 mm moderately to densely lanate, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 11–12 mm.

calyx lobes ovate-oblong to lanceolate, 3–5 × 1.4–2.1 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pinkish lavender, with reddish or violet nectar guides, funnelform, 13–18 mm, glabrous externally, moderately yellowish pilose internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.8–1.1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 5–7 mm, reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, glabrous;

style 7–10 mm.

6–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

8–11 × 5–7 mm, glabrous.

= 16.

= 16.