Flora of North America species comparison

rhizomelike.

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

erect, 8–12 cm, glabrous, glaucescent.

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.

basal and cauline, leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 11–40 × 3–14 mm, blade spatulate to oval or orbiculate, base tapered, margins entire or ± denticulate or serrulate distally, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 2–4, sessile, 9–20 × 4–10 mm, blade: proximals spatulate, distals obovate or elliptic, base truncate, margins entire or ± denticulate distally, apex rounded or mucronate.

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, cylindric, 2–4 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 2 or 3, cymes 2–5-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts elliptic to ovate, 6–18 × 2–10 mm, margins entire;

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, 1.5–2 × 0.8–1.2 mm, glabrous or ± glandular-ciliolate;

corolla white to pink, without nectar guides, funnelform, 11–15 mm, glabrous externally, densely white-villous internally abaxially, tube slightly differentiated, 3–5 mm, throat slightly inflated, 2–3 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.4–0.5 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–10 mm, reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight, distal 2–3 mm sparsely pilose, hairs white or yellowish, to 0.6 mm;

style 9–13 mm.

6–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

5–8 × 3–4.5 mm, glabrous.

= 16.