Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 3–16 cm, puberulent to pubescent, not glaucous.

12–50 cm.

persistent, 3–8 pairs, distals usually distinctly smaller than proximals, short-petiolate or sessile, 4–22 × 3–14 mm, blade round to elliptic or spatulate, base tapered to cuneate, margins ± serrate, apex rounded to obtuse, rarely acute, glabrous or hairy, usually glaucous.

cauline 5–15 pairs (distal ones much-reduced), 5–30(–46) × 4–15 mm, blade base tapered to acute to cuneate, margins sharply dentate, especially distally, or entire, apex obtuse to acute.

continuous, ± secund, 1–3 cm, axis hairy proximally, pubescent or glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 1–3, cymes 1-flowered;

proximal bracts elliptic to ovate, 3–9 × 2–6 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

(2–)5–15(–40) cm, verticillasters (2 or)3–7(–12), cymes 1- or 2(or 3)-flowered;

proximal bracts elliptic to lanceolate, 2–5 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes lanceolate-elliptic to oblong, 6–11 × 2–2.8 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to red, pinkish lavender, or rose red, essentially unlined internally but abaxial ridges usually white, not personate, funnelform, 25–36 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally or sparsely white-lanate abaxially, tube 8–12 mm, throat 6–8 mm diam.;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs 1–1.5 mm;

staminode 13–15 mm, slightly flattened distally, 0.1 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous or distal 1–2 mm sparsely villous, hairs yellow, to 0.8 mm;

style 26–30 mm.

calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, 3.5–5 × 1.5–2.2 mm;

corolla unlined internally, 22–27 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 4–5 mm, throat 6–7 mm diam.;

pollen sacs 1.2–1.5 mm;

staminode 16–19 mm;

style 18–25 mm.

7–9 × 5–7 mm.

7–10 × 5–7 mm.

= 16.