Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 30–120(–160) cm, glaucous.

ascending to erect, 14–120 cm, sometimes glaucous.

glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 36–125 × 8–25 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, rarely remotely and obscurely dentate, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 2–5 pairs, sessile, 23–130 × 5–25 mm, blade lanceolate to oblong, base clasping to auriculate-clasping, margins entire, rarely remotely and obscurely dentate, apex obtuse to acute.

not leathery, glabrous, sometimes glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 25–140 × 9–45 mm, blade elliptic to obovate or lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–6 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 10–135 × 3–30 mm, blade oblong to oblanceolate or lanceolate, base tapered to truncate, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, cylindric, (4–)10–60 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters (2–)5–16, cymes 2–7-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, (8–)13–55 × 2–8 mm;

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

interrupted, cylindric to ± secund, 12–34(–90) cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5–15(–30), cymes (1 or)2(–4)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to subulate, 4–15 × 1–5 mm;

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

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–4.6 × 1.2–2 mm, apex acute to short-acuminate, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent;

corolla rose pink to rose magenta, with reddish purple nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, ventricose, 13–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, white-pilose and glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 3–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs explanate, 1.1–1.4 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 10–12 mm, flattened distally, 0.7–1(–2.5) mm diam., tip straight, distal 4–5 mm retrorsely hairy, hairs yellow or whitish, to 1 mm;

style 13–15 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 3–4.5 × 1–1.5 mm, margins entire, sparsely glandular-pubescent;

corolla red to orangish red, without nectar guides, nearly radially symmetric, weakly bilabiate, tubular-funnelform, 19–25 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 6–8 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs explanate, 1–1.4 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 7–9 mm, flattened distally, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, glabrous;

style 9–11 mm.

7–9 × 4–5 mm.

11–16 × 5–8 mm.

= 16.

= 16.