Flora of North America species comparison

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

24–75(–98) cm, sparsely to densely retrorsely hairy or puberulent, usually also glandular-pubescent distally.

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.

retrorsely hairy;

basal and proximal cauline 8–80 × 3–12 mm, blade lanceolate or spatulate, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 7–15 pairs, 9–85(–110) × 1–11(–22) mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered to truncate, apex acute to acuminate, rarely obtuse.

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.

± secund, 5–36 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–6, cymes 1 or 2(or 3)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 5–16 × 1–3 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent, sometimes also retrorsely hairy.

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 ovate to lanceolate, 2.9–7 × 1.5–2.5(–3.6) mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla scarlet to red, unlined internally or lined on abaxial surface with faint reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 22–35 mm, glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 6–8 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens exserted (hidden by galeate adaxial lobes), pollen sacs parallel to divergent, 1.5–2 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 15–17 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam.;

style 25–30 mm, usually barely exserted from galea.

7–9 × 5–7 mm.

9–14 × 6–7 mm.

= 16.

= 16.