Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (37–)80–150 cm, glabrous, not glaucous.

erect, (35–)55–100 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 65–160 × 15–40 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire or slightly crenulate, apex acute;

cauline 3–8 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, (16–)40–170 × (5–)12–35 mm, blade lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex acute.

basal and cauline, or basal absent or reduced, leathery, glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 25–110 × (4–)10–27 mm, blade ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–6 pairs, sessile, (5–)15–105 × (1–)2–30 mm, blade lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, apex acute to acuminate.

interrupted, conic, 22–35(–60) cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 3–8, cymes 5–19-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 8–47(–60) × 3–16(–25) mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels ascending, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, cylindric, 8–55 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5–13, cymes 1- or 2(or 3)-flowered, (1 or)2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to subulate, 4–8 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glabrous.

calyx lobes ovate, 3–5 × 1–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white to light lavender, without nectar guides, funnelform, 20–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 5–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs parallel, saccate, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing incompletely, distal 2/3 indehiscent, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 10–13 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 3–4 mm sparsely pubescent, hairs yellowish, to 0.3 mm;

style 7–10 mm.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 4–5.8 × 2.5–3.2 mm, glabrous;

corolla violet to lavender, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose-ampliate, 20–33 mm, glabrous externally, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 7–9 mm, throat gradually to abruptly inflated, not constricted at orifice, 9–11 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 1.7–2.3 mm, dehiscing completely, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 16–20 mm, reaching orifice or exserted, 0.5–0.8 mm diam., tip straight, distal 2–4 mm sparsely lanate, hairs yellow, to 1.5 mm;

style 17–22 mm.

5–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

8–10 × 3–4 mm.