Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 30–150 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, rarely glaucous.

ascending to erect, 25–80 cm, retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, not glaucous.

essentially cauline, basal absent or essentially so, opposite, glabrous or retrorsely hairy to puberulent, hairs pointed, rarely glaucous;

cauline 5–11 pairs, petiolate or sessile, 10–100 × 0.5–12 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex acute.

cauline, whorled, sometimes alternate, glabrate or retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, not glaucous;

cauline 15–20 pairs, sessile, (5–)10–52 × 1–6(–12) mm, blade linear, sometimes lanceolate, base tapered, margins coarsely serrate-dentate, distals sometimes entire, apex acute.

interrupted or continuous, cylindric, (6–)10–32 cm, axis glabrous or retrorsely hairy, verticillasters (3–)5–14, cymes 1(–3)-flowered, (1 or)2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 5–65 × 0.5–5 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous or retrorsely hairy.

interrupted, cylindric, 4–35 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 5–10, cymes 1–4-flowered, 1 or 2(or 3) per node;

proximal bracts linear, rarely lanceolate, 5–34 × 1–6 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, peduncles retrorsely hairy and, sometimes, glandular-pubescent distally, pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes obovate to oblanceolate or ovate to lanceolate, 2.6–6(–7) × 1.3–3.3 mm, glabrous or puberulent;

corolla blue to violet or purple, without nectar guides, ventricose to ventricose-ampliate, 24–38 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 7–10 mm, throat gradually inflated, 8–11 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice or slightly exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 2.2–3 mm, distal 1/3–1/2 indehiscent, sides pubescent to lanate, hairs white, to 0.8 mm near filament attachment, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 16–19 mm, included, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., glabrous;

style 18–27 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 3.5–5.8 × 1–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla bluish lavender to lavender, pinkish, pale purple, or violet, with reddish purple nectar guides, funnelform, 13–19 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally or sparsely white-lanate abaxially, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous or white-pubescent distally, pollen sacs parallel, 0.9–1.3 mm, distal 2/3 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 9–11 mm, exserted, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., distal 6–7 mm moderately to densely lanate, hairs yellow, to 2.5 mm;

style 8–10 mm.

6–9 × 4–5 mm.

4.5–7 × 3–4.5 mm.

= 16, 32.

= 16.