Flora of North America species comparison

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

(24–)30–100 cm.

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 20–52 × 3–11 mm, blade base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline 4–12 pairs, 20–70 × 2–14 mm, blade base tapered, apex obtuse or 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.

(3–)6–28 cm, verticillasters (3–)6–12, cymes 2–5-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 6–36 × 1–6 mm;

peduncles and pedicels 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 to lanceolate, 4–6 × 1.7–2.1 mm;

corolla orangish red to scarlet, throat usually yellowish or orangish, unlined internally, 22–33 mm, sparsely white-puberulent, tube 3–5 mm, throat 4–6 mm diam.;

pollen sacs 1.8–2.3(–2.5) mm;

staminode 14–16 mm;

style 18–26 mm, exserted.

7–9 × 4–5 mm.

7–10 × 4–5 mm.

= 16.

= 16.