Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, (30–)40–70(–130) cm, 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.

glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 45–125 × 12–45 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 4–6 pairs, sessile or proximals sometimes short-petiolate, (35–)50–70(–100) × 15–40(–50) mm, blade oblong to elliptic, oblanceolate, or ovate, base tapered to auriculate-clasping or cordate-clasping, margins entire, apex rounded to acute.

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, 10–72 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 6–17, cymes 3–8-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 8–40 × 3–20 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous or pedicels sparsely glandular-pubescent distally.

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, 3.5–6 × 1.5–2.2 mm, margins erose, sparsely glandular-pubescent, especially along margins;

corolla red to pink, without nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular-funnelform to ventricose, 14–19 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 3–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 6–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs explanate, 0.9–1.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–10 mm, flattened distally, 0.6–1 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 2–7 mm sparsely to densely pilose, hairs yellow, to 1.2 mm;

style 8–11 mm.

5–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.

6–12 × 4–7 mm.

= 16.