Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, 17–40 cm, retrorsely hairy, sometimes also ± glandular-pubescent distally, not glaucous.

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.

basal and cauline, not leathery, retrorsely hairy, sometimes only along midribs and margins;

basal and proximal cauline 12–130 × 10–35 mm, blade ovate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or ± denticulate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3 or 4 pairs, petiolate or sessile, 33–100 × 12–27 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to truncate, sometimes clasping on distal ones, margins entire or ± denticulate, apex acute.

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.

interrupted, cylindric, 5–15 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–5, cymes 2–6-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 18–50 × 4–22 mm, margins entire;

peduncles and pedicels 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 lanceolate, 3–6.5 × 0.9–1.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to purple, with reddish purple nectar guides, bilabiate, not personate, funnelform, 16–20 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, densely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.9–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate;

staminode 10–12 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.4–0.5 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 5–6 mm ± villous, hairs golden yellow, to 1.5 mm;

style 10–13 mm.

7–14 × 4–5 mm.

5–8 × 3–4 mm, glabrous.