Flora of North America species comparison

rhizomelike.

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

ascending to erect, 40–100 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

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.

glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 50–100(–200) × 15–28(–50) mm, blade obovate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 24–90(–145) × 8–28 mm, blade ovate or lanceolate, proximals sometimes oblanceolate, base tapered to cordate-clasping, apex acute, rarely obtuse.

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.

secund, (9–)25–45 cm, axis glabrous or retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 4–12, cymes 1- or 2(–4)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–49 × 1–8 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, sometimes ascending, glabrous or sparsely puberulent.

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, (2.5–)3–5(–6) × 1.8–3 mm, margins erose, rarely entire, glabrous;

corolla red to scarlet, essentially without nectar guides, nearly radially symmetric, weakly bilabiate, tubular, 24–30(–33) mm, glabrous internally, tube 6–10 mm, throat 5–7(–9) mm diam., not constricted at orifice, rounded abaxially, abaxial lobes projecting to barely spreading, adaxial lobes projecting to barely spreading;

stamens included, reaching orifice, or exserted, pollen sacs parallel, proximal 1/4–1/2 indehiscent, (1.4–)1.8–2.4(–2.8) mm, sides glabrous or obscurely hispidulous with tan enations less than 0.1 mm, sutures papillate or denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 14–17 mm, included, tip straight, glabrous or distal 1–4 mm sparsely to densely pubescent, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 23–27 mm, usually exserted.

6–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

10–14 × 4–8 mm.

= 16.