Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 4–20(–25) cm, retrorsely hairy.

ascending to erect, 25–50 cm, retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

basal and cauline, not leathery, retrorsely hairy or basal and proximal cauline sometimes glabrate or glabrous abaxially;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 15–50(–60) × 5–18(–23) mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or remotely serrate distally, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–4 pairs, sessile, 15–60 × 3–8 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate, rarely pandurate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or remotely serrate, apex obtuse to acute.

basal and cauline, ± leathery or not, retrorsely hairy, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 40–120 × 4–33 mm, blade obovate to oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 35–70(–90) × 8–22 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, base tapered to truncate or clasping, apex obtuse to acute.

continuous, cylindric to ± secund, 1–13 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–6, cymes 2- or 3(or 4)-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, 12–42(–76) × 1–12(–16) mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, secund, 9–22 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 7–15, cymes 5- or 6-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 12–50 × 3–16 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or sparsely retrorsely hairy.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 6–10(–12) × 1.6–2.6(–3) mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to purple or pink, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 18–28 mm, densely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube (6–)8–12 mm, throat abruptly inflated, prominently constricted at orifice, 7–12 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.8–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 16–18 mm, prominently exserted, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip coiled, distal 8–11 mm densely pilose, hairs orange or yellowish orange, to 1.3 mm;

style 15–23 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 2.5–4 × 1.5–1.7(–2) mm, margins narrowly scarious, apex obtuse, sometimes acute to cuspidate, glabrous;

corolla blue to violet, without nectar guides, ventricose, 13–21 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 5–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, navicular, 1.3–1.7 mm, dehiscing incompletely, proximal 1/3–1/2 sometimes indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 8–11 mm, included, 0.6–0.8 mm diam., tip straight, distal 5–8 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 11–13 mm.

7–11 × 5–7 mm.

6–9 × 4.5–6.5 mm.