Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 50–100(–150) cm, glabrous.

ascending to erect, 22–60 cm, retrorsely hairy and glandular-pubescent or glandular-villous, not glaucous.

basal and cauline, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 40–100 × (8–)14–30 mm, blade spatulate to ovate, base tapered, apex rounded to obtuse, rarely retuse;

cauline 5–9 pairs, sessile, 12–110 × 16–70 mm, blade oblong to ovate, base clasping to connate-perfoliate, apex obtuse to acute.

basal and cauline, basal sometimes withering by anthesis, not leathery, sparsely to densely pubescent, usually also sparsely glandular-hairy, abaxially, glabrous or sparsely pubescent adaxially;

basal and proximal cauline 20–95 × 11–28 mm, blade spatulate to obovate or ovate, base tapered, margins subentire to ± serrate, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 4 or 5, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 35–95 × 11–32 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, base tapered to truncate or clasping, margins ± serrate or dentate, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, cylindric, 15–50 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 6–10(–16), cymes 1–5-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate, 9–45 × 14–40 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous.

interrupted, conic, (4–)8–20 cm, axis sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–8, cymes 5–16-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 7–50 × 2–20 mm, margins entire or serrate;

peduncles and pedicles spreading to ascending, sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 4.5–7 × 1.8–2.9 mm, margins entire, narrowly scarious, glabrous;

corolla red, without nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 32–36 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 8–11 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 9–12 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens exserted, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 1.3–1.7 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 18–20 mm, exserted, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, glabrous;

style 24–31 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, rarely lanceolate, (1.5–)2–3.5 × 0.9–2.2 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to purple, with reddish purple nectar guides, tubular to tubular-funnelform, 15–24 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, ± whitish lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat slightly inflated, 4–7 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.9–1.1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 12–18 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 8–9 mm ± villous, hairs yellow or golden yellow, to 1.5 mm;

style 12–17 mm.

9–13 × 6–10 mm.

4–7 × 3–5 mm, glabrous.