Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending or erect, 50–120 cm, 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.

basal and proximal cauline 45–80(–100) × 15–30(–40) mm, blade obovate to ovate, oblanceolate, or lanceolate, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–9 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 50–100 × (8–)20–45 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base cordate-clasping or tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute, sometimes obtuse.

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, secund, 30–80 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 9–19, cymes 1–5-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 10–55 × 2–30 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, 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 ovate, 4.2–6 × 2–3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to light pink, rose pink, or light yellow, with reddish nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, 21–32 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 6–12 mm, length 2–2.2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually to abruptly inflated, constricted or slightly so at orifice, 6–16 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs explanate, 1.4–1.8 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 16–19 mm, included, 0.7–0.9 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 15–20 mm, glabrous.

7–9 × 4–5 mm.

8–13 × 4–7 mm, glabrous.

= 16.

= 16.