Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 20–60 cm, glaucous, sometimes not.

ascending to erect, 30–150 cm, glaucous, sometimes not.

glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 28–100 × 2–11 mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–6 pairs, sessile, (11–)30–80(–120) × 2–9 mm, blade lanceolate to linear or linear-subulate, base clasping to auriculate-clasping, margins entire, apex rounded to acute.

basal and proximal cauline 35–80 × 18–30 mm, blade spatulate to ovate or elliptic, base tapered, margins coarsely serrate to coarsely dentate, apex rounded to acute;

cauline 4–7 pairs, sessile, 18–80 × 10–40 mm, blade ovate-oblong to triangular-ovate, base connate-perfoliate, margins finely serrate, apex obtuse to acute or acuminate.

interrupted, cylindric, 6–26 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5–9, cymes 1–4-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 6–33 × 1–4 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous.

interrupted, secund, 16–45 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 8–14, cymes 2–6-flowered;

proximal bracts depressed-ovate to ovate or triangular, 12–50 × 15–55 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, sparsely glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2–4.5 × 1.4–2.1 mm, margins entire or erose, glabrous or ± glandular along margins;

corolla scarlet, without nectar guides, nearly radially symmetric, weakly bilabiate, salverform, 18–26 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 4–7 mm, 1.6–3 times as long as calyx lobes, throat slightly inflated, 3–5 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs explanate, 0.7–0.9 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 13–14 mm, essentially terete, 0.1 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous, rarely distal 1–2 mm sparsely papillate, papillae yellow, to 0.2 mm;

style 10–19 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 3–4.2(–5) × 1.5–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla rose to magenta or pinkish lavender, without nectar guides, bilabiate, funnelform to slightly ventricose, 16–20 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 5–6 mm, length 1.7–2 times calyx lobes, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 4–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs explanate, 1.1–1.5 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 9–13 mm, included, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight, glabrous;

style 10–12 mm, glabrous.

6–8 × 4–5 mm.

7–10 × 4–6 mm, glabrous.

= 16.