Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, 20–80 cm, retrorsely hairy and ± glandular-lanate, retrorse hairs sometimes few or distal only, not 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 cauline, not leathery, moderately to densely glandular-lanate, especially along major veins abaxially;

basal and proximal cauline 40–138 × 7–37 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or ± serrate to dentate, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 4–7 pairs, sessile or proximals sometimes petiolate, (11–)20–110 × 3–30(–40) mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base truncate to clasping, sometimes tapered, margins entire or crenate-serrate to dentate, apex acute to acuminate.

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, conic, (3–)8–37 cm, axis moderately to densely glandular-pubescent to glandular-lanate, verticillasters 3–6(or 7), cymes 3–10(–13)-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–40 × 1–10 mm, margins entire or ± serrate;

peduncles and pedicels ascending, moderately to densely glandular-pubescent to glandular lanate.

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 broadly lanceolate, 2–5 × 1.3–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white, without nectar guides, personate, tubular, 21–28 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent externally, moderately to densely white-villous internally abaxially, tube 6–8 mm, throat slightly inflated, 5–8 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular to subexplanate, 1–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 13–16 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip straight, distal 10–12 mm moderately to densely pubescent, hairs yellow, to 1.6 mm;

style 16–19 mm.

7–9 × 4–5 mm.

5–7 × 3–5 mm, glabrous.

= 16.