Flora of North America species comparison

erect, 50–120 cm, glaucous.

prostrate to ascending, to 1 cm (to 15 cm diam.), scabrous or puberulent.

basal and proximal cauline 25–100 × (5–)10–35 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, sessile, 25–65 × 12–25 mm, blade lanceolate, base sessile, clasping or distal ones connate-perfoliate, margins coarsely dentate, apex acute.

essentially basal, not leathery, scabrous;

basal and proximal cauline sessile, 6–15(–22) × 0.6–1.3(–1.5) mm, blade linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

interrupted, secund, 20–60 cm, axis glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 10–16, cymes 2- or 3-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 15–60 × 4–22 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

essentially absent, verticillasters 1, cymes 1(or 2)-flowered, 1 per node;

proximal bracts linear, 5–10 × 0.6–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent and scabrous.

calyx lobes ovate, 4–5.5 × 2–2.7 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose pink, with reddish nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose to ventricose-ampliate, (27–)30–35 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, not glandular-pubescent, tube 7–10 mm, length 1.8–2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 10–16 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs navicular, 1.2–1.5 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 22–24 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 6–7 mm pilose, hairs yellow or golden yellow, to 2 mm;

style 18–24 mm, glabrous.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 3.5–5.5 × 0.8–1.5 mm, glandular-pubescent and scabrous;

corolla lavender to blue or violet, without nectar guides, funnelform, 11–15 mm, yellowish or white-villous internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 4.5–6 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice or exserted, pollen sacs widely divergent or opposite, navicular, 0.7–0.9 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures papillate;

staminode 7–9 mm, exserted, 0.4–0.5 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 4–7 mm densely pilose, hairs orange, to 0.8 mm;

style 7–8 mm.

7–11 × 4–6 mm, glabrous.

2.5–3.5 × 2.5–3 mm.