Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (30–)60–100 cm, slightly glaucous or not.

5–25(–40) cm.

basal and proximal cauline 20–165 × 12–50 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered, margins finely to coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 4–7 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 45–90 × 22–76 mm, blade ovate to triangular, base tapered or sessile on proximals, auriculate-clasping to connate-perfoliate on distal ones, margins finely to coarsely dentate, apex acute.

cauline 2–4 pairs, 14–30(–35) × 6–17 mm, base tapered to cuneate, margins dentate to serrate-dentate, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted or continuous, secund, (6–)12–48 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 4–13, cymes 1–3(–6)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate (connate-perfoliate) or lanceolate (auriculate-clasping), (9–)16–55 × 10–60 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous or glandular-pubescent.

3–6 cm, verticillasters 2–6, cymes 1–3(–5)-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 6–25 × 2–14 mm;

peduncles and pedicels puberulent and sparsely glandular-pubescent, especially distally.

calyx lobes ovate, 3–5.5 × 2–3.2 mm, glabrous or glandular-pubescent;

corolla rose pink, with reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, (18–)25–34 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 6–9 mm, length 1.6–2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually inflated, ± constricted at orifice, 7–10 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs explanate, 1.5–2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 11–17 mm, included, 0.2–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, glabrous or distal 1–2 mm sparsely to moderately lanate, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 20–25 mm, glabrous.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 4.5–6 × 1.2–1.9(–2.1) mm;

corolla with violet nectar guides, 13–17 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely whitish or yellowish villous internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat 4–5 mm diam.;

stamens: pollen sacs 0.5–0.9 mm;

staminode 10–11 mm;

style 9–13 mm.

7–12 × 4–6 mm, glabrous.

5–7 × 4–5 mm.