Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 20–50(–65) cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, (5–)10–32 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

basal and cauline, basal often poorly developed, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 20–75 × 2–5(–7) mm, blade narrowly elliptic to linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 5–8 pairs, sessile or proximals long-petiolate, 15–75 × 2–8 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

persistent, 4–9 pairs, distals distinctly to slightly smaller than proximals, short-petiolate or sessile, (5–)9–42 × 4–14(–18) mm, blade elliptic to obovate, base tapered, cuneate, or cordate-clasping, margins ± serrulate or serrulate-denticulate to serrate, apex rounded to obtuse or acute, glabrous, glaucous.

interrupted or continuous, cylindric, 3–25 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–6(–10), cymes 1–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–55 × 1–8 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glandular-pubescent.

continuous, ± secund, 2–20 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–12, cymes 1-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 4–11(–20) × 2–8(–15) mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes obovate to ovate or lanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.7–1.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla violet to light blue, pink, or light purple, with or without pink or purple nectar guides, tubular to tubular-funnelform, 8–10 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, moderately yellow-pilose internally abaxially, tube 3–4 mm, throat slightly inflated, 2–3 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular to subexplanate, 0.4–0.5 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 4–6 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, distal 0.3–0.5 mm sparsely pilose, hairs yellow, to 0.4 mm;

style 7–8 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 6–10 × 2–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink, red, scarlet, lavender, or purple, essentially unlined internally but abaxial ridges sometimes pink to whitish, not personate, funnelform, 22–35 mm, glabrous externally, moderately to densely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 6–9 mm, throat 5–12 mm diam.;

stamens included or longer pair exserted, pollen sacs 0.8–1.7 mm;

staminode 8–14 mm, slightly flattened distally, 0.1–0.3 mm diam., tip straight, distal 2–8 mm pubescent to lanate, hairs white or yellowish, to 1 mm;

style 20–24 mm.

3.5–5 × 2–3 mm, glabrous.

(8–)10–13 × (4–)5–8 mm.

= 32.