Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 8–50 cm, retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed or white, scalelike.

ascending to erect, 7–18 cm, retrorsely hairy.

not leathery, glabrous, glabrate, or sparsely to densely retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, sometimes appressed, white, scalelike;

cauline 6–12(–20) pairs, petiolate or sessile, 4–26 × 0.5–3.5 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered to truncate, apex mucronate.

basal and cauline, or basal absent or reduced, leathery, glabrous or distal cauline sometimes glandular-pubescent along margins and midvein;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 16–50 × 5–20 mm, blade oval to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 2 or 3 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 25–48 × 6–15 mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or obscurely serrate distally, apex obtuse to acute.

continuous or interrupted, ± secund, 3–17 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–9(–12), cymes 1 or 2(or 3)-flowered, 1(or 2) per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 6–25 × 0.7–1 mm;

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

continuous, cylindric, 4–7 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–6, cymes 2–6-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 26–36 × 5–12 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate, rarely lanceolate, 4–7(–9) × 2–3 mm, broadly scarious-margined, apex acute to acuminate, glandular-pubescent, hairs pointed;

corolla blue or lavender, lined internally abaxially with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose-ampliate, 16–20 mm, moderately white- or yellowish villous internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 5.5–8 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or slightly exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.9–1.3 mm, sutures papillate;

staminode 6–8 mm, exserted, flattened distally, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 1–5 mm densely pilose, hairs yellow or golden yellow, to 1.2 mm, rest of distal 1–7 mm glabrous or sparsely to moderately pilose;

style 10–11 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 6.2–9 × 1.7–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to pink, with violet nectar guides, ventricose-ampliate, 28–35 mm, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 9–13 mm, throat abruptly inflated, prominently constricted at orifice, 11–15 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or exserted, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.9–1.4 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 17–20 mm, prominently exserted, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip recurved to coiled, distal 13–16 mm densely pilose, hairs golden yellow or orange, to 0.8 mm;

style 21–24 mm.

5–9 × 3.5–5 mm.

8–10 × 5–6 mm.