Flora of North America species comparison

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

decumbent to ascending, 8–26 cm, glabrous, not glaucous.

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.

basal and cauline, ± leathery or not, glabrous, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline (15–)20–110 × (3–)6–14(–25) mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline (1 or)2 or 3 pairs, sessile or proximals short-petiolate, 13–55 × 5–14 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate, base tapered, 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.

continuous, cylindric to secund, 2–13 cm, axis glabrous or glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2 or 3(–5), cymes 1–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to oblong, 10–45 × 4–18 mm, apex acute;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or ± glandular-pubescent, peduncles to 7 mm, pedicels 1–4 mm.

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 lanceolate, 5.5–8 × 1.5–2 mm, margins erose, glabrous or ± glandular-pubescent;

corolla blue to violet, without nectar guides, ventricose, 18–25 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 6–10 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs divergent, navicular, 1.3–1.8 mm, dehiscing incompletely, proximal 1/3 indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides moderately pubescent to villous, hairs white, to 0.7 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 10–12 mm, included, 0.5–0.6 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous or distal 1–3 mm sparsely pilose, hairs yellow or white, to 0.5 mm;

style 14–17 mm.

7–9 × 5–7 mm.

5–7.5 × 4–5 mm.

= 16.

= 16.