Flora of North America species comparison

(24–)30–100 cm.

20–50 cm, puberulent or retrorsely hairy proximally, puberulent and glandular-pubescent distally.

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.

puberulent or retrorsely hairy, sometimes only along midveins and margins;

basal and proximal cauline 28–68 × 3–9 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–9 pairs, 32–95 × 4–12 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered, apex acute.

(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.

± secund, 6–28 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–11, cymes 1- or 2-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 4–35 × 1–4 mm;

peduncles and pedicels 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 lanceolate, 5–8 × 2–2.8 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla violet to lavender to purple, lined internally abaxially with purple nectar guides, ventricose, 25–35 mm, glabrous internally, tube 7–9 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 9–10 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, 1.8–2.2 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.3 mm;

staminode 17–19 mm, included, 0.6–1 mm diam.;

style 15–20 mm.

7–10 × 4–5 mm.

11–15 × 7–9 mm.

= 16.

= 16.