Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (15–)20–45(–50) cm, glabrous.

ascending to erect, 15–60 cm, glaucous.

basal and cauline, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 20–80(–102) × 2–25 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered, apex rounded to obtuse or acute, sometimes mucronate;

cauline 4–6 pairs, sessile, (16–)20–78 × 3–24 mm, blade ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, base clasping to cordate-clasping, apex acute to acuminate.

glabrous or obscurely scabrous, especially along margins, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 35–80(–100) × 5–20 mm, blade oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2–4 pairs, sessile, 15–75 × 4–26 mm, blade elliptic to lanceolate, rarely ovate, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

interrupted to nearly continuous, secund, 6–24(–31) cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters (2 or)3–10(–12), cymes 2–7-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate, 9–70 × 2–26 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous.

± interrupted, ± secund, 11–25 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5–15, cymes 1–4-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–23 × 1–4 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous.

calyx lobes ovate, 4–7 × 2.4–4 mm, margins erose, sometimes entire, broadly scarious, glabrous;

corolla blue to violet or lavender, rarely pink, with reddish or reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform to ventricose, 15–25 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous or sparsely to densely white-villous internally abaxially, tube 8–11 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs opposite, 1–1.4 mm, sutures papillate;

staminode 10–13 mm, included or reaching orifice, 1–1.4 mm diam., tip abruptly recurved, bifurcate, distal 4–6 mm densely villous, hairs golden yellow, to 2 mm;

style 9–15 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 2.5–4(–5) × 1.5–4(–4.6) mm, margins erose, glabrous;

corolla red to crimson, with red nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular-salverform, 17–22(–25) mm, glandular-pubescent externally, especially distally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 6–9 mm, throat slightly inflated, 6–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs explanate, 0.6–1.1 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 7–10 mm, flattened distally, 0.4–0.5 mm diam., tip recurved, glabrous, rarely distal 1 mm papillate, papillae golden yellow, to 0.1 mm;

style 10–14 mm.

9–12 × 7–9 mm.

7–10 × 5–7 mm.