Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect, (5–)10–50 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed.

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.

leathery, sparsely retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, especially along margins, or glabrous;

cauline 10–30 pairs, sessile, 4–32 × 0.5–1.2 mm, blade linear, base tapered to clasping, apex acuminate.

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.

interrupted, secund, (1–)3–15 cm, axis retrorsely hairy to puberulent, or glabrous, verticillasters 1–7, cymes 1–3-flowered, 1(or 2) per node;

proximal bracts linear, 3–14 × 0.3–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent, sometimes puberulent.

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, 5–7 × 1.5–2 mm, scarious-margined, glandular-pubescent, hairs pointed;

corolla scarlet, throat sometimes yellow or yellow- or orange-spotted, unlined internally, salverform, 25–32 mm, yellow-lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat slightly inflated, 4–5 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens exserted (often hidden by galeate adaxial lobes), filaments glabrous, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.8–1 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 12–17 mm, included, slightly flattened distally, 0.1–0.2 mm diam., tip straight, distal 9–10 mm densely pilose, hairs yellow, to 1.3 mm;

style 21–27 mm.

3.5–5 × 2–3 mm, glabrous.

5–9 × 3–4 mm.

= 32.

= 16.