Flora of North America species comparison

(24–)30–100 cm.

ascending to erect, 30–60 cm, glaucous.

basal and proximal cauline 20–52 × 3–11 mm, blade base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse;

cauline 4–12 pairs, 20–70 × 2–14 mm, blade base tapered, apex obtuse or acute.

basal and proximal cauline 26–56 × 7–15 mm, blade lanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate or serrate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 4–7 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 30–55 × 5–32 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered or auriculate-clasping to connate-perfoliate on distal leaves, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute to acuminate.

(3–)6–28 cm, verticillasters (3–)6–12, cymes 2–5-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 6–36 × 1–6 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, secund, 8–30 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 3–10, cymes 1–3-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to triangular, 12–35 × 8–32 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 4–6 × 1.7–2.1 mm;

corolla orangish red to scarlet, throat usually yellowish or orangish, unlined internally, 22–33 mm, sparsely white-puberulent, tube 3–5 mm, throat 4–6 mm diam.;

pollen sacs 1.8–2.3(–2.5) mm;

staminode 14–16 mm;

style 18–26 mm, exserted.

calyx lobes ovate to elliptic, 3.5–5.5 × 2.5–3.8 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose pink, with reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, 23–27 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, also usually moderately white-lanate abaxially, tube 6–10 mm, length 1.6–2 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, ± constricted at orifice, 9–12 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs explanate, 1.3–1.6 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 16–18 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.6(–1) mm diam., tip straight, glabrous or distal 2–4 mm moderately lanate, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 17–22 mm, glabrous.

7–10 × 4–5 mm.

9–12 × 6–7 mm, glabrous.

= 16.

= 16.