Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (8–)15–50 cm, retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 10–35 cm, glabrous or sparsely retrorsely hairy, hairs white, scalelike.

basal and cauline, basal sometimes absent, not leathery, retrorsely hairy, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 16–60(–80) × 1–3(–4) mm, blade linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–11 pairs, sessile, (2–)10–75 × (0.2–)0.5–3 mm, blade linear, base tapered, apex acuminate.

leathery, glabrous, rarely sparsely retrorsely hairy, hairs white, scalelike abaxially, densely puberulent, hairs white, scalelike adaxially;

cauline 10–30 pairs, petiolate, 5–18 × 1–1.5 mm, blade oblanceolate to linear, base tapered, apex mucronate.

interrupted, secund, (2–)5–25 cm, axis glabrous or puberulent, verticillasters 3–10, cymes 1- or 2-flowered, 1 or 2 per node;

proximal bracts linear, 4–30 × 0.5–2 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or puberulent.

continuous or interrupted, ± secund, 2–15 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 5–13, cymes 1–3-flowered, 1 per node;

proximal bracts oblanceolate to linear, 5–12 × 0.5–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate, sometimes obovate or truncate, 3–4.5(–5) × 1.5–2.4 mm, glabrous or sparsely puberulent;

corolla bluish violet to violet, lavender, or purple, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 17–23 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, slightly constricted at orifice, (5–)7–9 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 1.2–1.5 mm, dehiscing incompletely, connective not splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 12–14 mm, exserted, 0.5–0.8 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, glabrous;

style 13–17 mm.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 × 1.2–1.8 mm, scarious-margined, glandular-pubescent, hairs pointed;

corolla lavender to violet or purple, lined internally abaxially with reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 9–14 mm, densely yellow- or whitish lanate internally abaxially, tube 3–5 mm, throat gradually inflated, 3.5–5 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.5–0.8 mm, sutures papillate;

staminode 7–8 mm, included or reaching orifice, flattened distally, 0.2–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 5–6 mm densely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 1 mm;

style 8–11 mm.

7–14 × 4–5 mm.

5–8 × 3–4.8 mm.