Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (15–)20–40 cm, glaucous.

ascending to erect, 10–90 cm, glaucous or not.

glabrous or obscurely scabrous, especially along margins, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline (30–)50–75 × 7–14 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute, sometimes mucronate;

cauline 2–4 pairs, sessile, 25–70(–90) × 4–15(–25) mm, blade lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

basal and proximal cauline 31–90 × 11–20 mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins finely to coarsely dentate, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 3–6 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, (15–)30–90 × 4–30 mm, blade lanceolate to ovate-oblong, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, distals sometimes entire, apex obtuse or acute.

± interrupted, ± secund, 5–26 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5 or 6(–10), cymes 3–7(–13)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 10–54 × 3–16 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glabrous.

interrupted, cylindric, (5–)7–34 cm, axis sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–10, cymes 2–4-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 5–50 × 2–18 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate, 3–6(–7) × 1.9–2.6 mm, margins entire or erose, glabrous;

corolla violet or reddish violet to lavender, with red or reddish purple nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular-funnelform, 13–17(–20) mm, glabrous externally or buds and young flowers sometimes with sessile glands distally, glabrous internally, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 6–7 mm diam., rounded or slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs navicular, 1–1.3 mm, sutures smooth or papillate;

staminode 7–8 mm, flattened distally, 0.5–0.6 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 1–3 mm sparsely papillate, papillae golden yellow or reddish yellow, to 0.2 mm;

style 10–12 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 4.5–8.5 × (2–)2.9–3.2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white to pink or light lavender to light blue or light violet, with reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose-ampliate, 22–35 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, also white-villous abaxially, tube 5–8 mm, length 0.9–1.2 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, 10–18 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs navicular to subexplanate, 1.6–2.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 20–22 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.8 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 8–10 mm densely lanate, hairs yellowish or whitish, to 4 mm;

proximal 6–8 mm densely glandular-pubescent;

style 15–18 mm, glabrous.

8–10 × 4–6 mm.

10–14 × 5–8 mm, glabrous.

= 16.

= 16.