Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 40–90 cm, glabrous, glaucous.

ascending to erect, 5–35 cm, puberulent.

cauline, opposite, glabrous, glaucous;

cauline 6–14 pairs, sessile, 30–85(–102) × 3–13 mm, blade elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute.

basal and cauline, ± leathery, ± retrorsely hairy, sometimes glabrate abaxially;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 15–55 × 6–25 mm, blade elliptic to broadly ovate, base tapered, rarely truncate, margins entire or remotely and obscurely serrate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 2 or 3 pairs, sessile, 25–75 × 10–21 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, rarely ovate, base truncate to subcordate-clasping, margins entire or obscurely dentate, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted, cylindric, 6–30 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters (5–)8–14, cymes 1(or 2)-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts narrowly elliptic to linear, 8–45 × 1–8 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous.

continuous or interrupted, cylindric, 6–18 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–8, cymes (1–)3–7-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate to ovate, 13–38 × 9–20 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes obovate to ovate or elliptic, 1.8–3.2 × 1.5–2.2 mm, glabrous or minutely ciliolate distally;

corolla light lavender to violet or purple, with violet nectar guides, weakly ventricose, 22–26(–28) mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 7–9 mm, throat gradually inflated, 7–9 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel to slightly divergent, 1.5–2 mm, distal 2/3 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 15–16 mm, included, 0.5–0.6 mm diam., glabrous;

style 16–20 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 5–7.5 × 0.9–1.8 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose red or rose purple, with reddish nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 12–17 mm, sparsely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–5 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 2.5–4 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, subexplanate to explanate, 0.6–0.7 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 7–9 mm, included, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 5–6 mm densely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 0.8 mm;

style 4–6 mm.

7–10 × 4.5–5.5 mm.

6–9 × 4–5.5 mm.