Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 20–80 cm, glabrous, sometimes ± puberulent, hairs pointed, glaucous.

ascending to erect, 45–150(–200) cm, glaucous.

basal and cauline, basal sometimes few, opposite, glabrous, sometimes proximals puberulent, hairs pointed, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 15–80 × 2–10 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 4–6 pairs, sessile, 20–80 × 3–9 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 75–130 × 18–50 mm, blade ovate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 3–7 pairs, proximals usually short-petiolate, distal ones sessile, 24–145 × 12–70 mm, blade elliptic to ovate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, cylindric, 5–25 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–6, cymes 1–3-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 4–50 × 1–8 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending, glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, cylindric, 14–60(–80) cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 7–20, cymes 2–8(–18)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 15–33 × 4–20 mm;

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

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3.8–6 × 1.5–2.2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla violet to blue or purple, without nectar guides, ventricose to ventricose-ampliate, 25–38 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 7–9 mm, throat gradually inflated, 8–10 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 2.4–3.2 mm, distal 1/5–1/3 indehiscent, sides pilose to lanate, hairs white, to 0.6 mm near filament attachment, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 11–15 mm, included, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., glabrous;

style 15–20 mm.

calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, 3.5–5(–5.8) × 1.8–2.4 mm, margins entire or erose, sparsely glandular-pubescent;

corolla scarlet to orange, without nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular-funnelform, 20–28 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 4–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs explanate, 1–1.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 14–20 mm, flattened distally, 0.3–0.6 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 16–20 mm.

7–9 × 4–5 mm.

7–12 × 5–8 mm.

= 64.