Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 20–95 cm, retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 7–18 cm, retrorsely hairy.

cauline, opposite or subopposite, glabrate or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous;

cauline 5–13 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 13–70 × 5–30 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered, margins laciniate-dentate to irregularly laciniate-pinnatifid, apex obtuse to acute.

basal and cauline, or basal absent or reduced, leathery, glabrous or distal cauline sometimes glandular-pubescent along margins and midvein;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 16–50 × 5–20 mm, blade oval to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 2 or 3 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 25–48 × 6–15 mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or obscurely serrate distally, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, cylindric, 2–25(–48) cm, axis densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–7(–15), cymes 2–7-flowered, 1 or 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 7–43 × 2–16 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading, sparsely to densely glandular-pubescent.

continuous, cylindric, 4–7 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–6, cymes 2–6-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 26–36 × 5–12 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 4–7 × 1.3–2.3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla bluish to lavender, or pinkish, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose-ampliate, 15–32 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally or sparsely to moderately white-lanate abaxially, tube 7–12 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–14 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 1.3–2 mm, distal 1/2 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 16–23 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.8 mm diam., glabrous or distal 2–8 mm sparsely lanate, hairs yellow, to 2 mm;

style 11–23 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 6.2–9 × 1.7–2 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla lavender to pink, with violet nectar guides, ventricose-ampliate, 28–35 mm, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 9–13 mm, throat abruptly inflated, prominently constricted at orifice, 11–15 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or exserted, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.9–1.4 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 17–20 mm, prominently exserted, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip recurved to coiled, distal 13–16 mm densely pilose, hairs golden yellow or orange, to 0.8 mm;

style 21–24 mm.

5–9 × 4–5 mm.

8–10 × 5–6 mm.

= 16.