Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, (30–)40–70(–130) cm, glaucous.

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.

glabrous, glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 45–125 × 12–45 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 4–6 pairs, sessile or proximals sometimes short-petiolate, (35–)50–70(–100) × 15–40(–50) mm, blade oblong to elliptic, oblanceolate, or ovate, base tapered to auriculate-clasping or cordate-clasping, margins entire, apex rounded to acute.

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, cylindric, 10–72 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 6–17, cymes 3–8-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 8–40 × 3–20 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, glabrous or pedicels sparsely glandular-pubescent distally.

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 to lanceolate, 3.5–6 × 1.5–2.2 mm, margins erose, sparsely glandular-pubescent, especially along margins;

corolla red to pink, without nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, tubular-funnelform to ventricose, 14–19 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 3–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 6–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs explanate, 0.9–1.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–10 mm, flattened distally, 0.6–1 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 2–7 mm sparsely to densely pilose, hairs yellow, to 1.2 mm;

style 8–11 mm.

6–8 × 4–5 mm.

6–12 × 4–7 mm.

= 16.

= 16.