Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate or ascending, 4–15(–25) cm, retrorsely hairy, hairs appressed, white, scalelike.

ascending to erect, (16–)20–60 cm, glabrous or ± puberulent proximally, ± glaucous.

not leathery, densely retrorsely hairy, hairs appressed, white, scalelike;

cauline 1–5 pairs, petiolate, 6–25(–33) × 2–6.5 mm, blade obovate to spatulate, base tapered, apex mucronate, sometimes rounded or obtuse.

basal and cauline, ± leathery or not, glabrous or proximals puberulent proximally or along midveins, ± glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline (30–)50–95 × 10–15(–28) mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, usually undulate, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 2–4 pairs, sessile, 20–73 × 4–15 mm, blade lanceolate to elliptic, base truncate to clasping, margins crisped or undulate, apex acute.

continuous, secund, (1–)2–12 cm, axis retrorsely hairy, hairs appressed, white, scalelike, sometimes also glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters (1–)3–12, cymes 1–3(–5)-flowered, 1 per node;

proximal bracts spatulate to oblanceolate, 5–19 × 1.5–4 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, and, sometimes, sparsely glandular-pubescent.

interrupted, secund to subsecund, (4–)8–31 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 5–9(–12), cymes (1 or)2–5-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 15–50 × 3–23 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous, peduncles to 18 mm, pedicels 1–7 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 4–6 × 1–1.7 mm, herbaceous- or narrowly scarious-margined, sparsely glandular-pubescent and retrorsely hairy, hairs appressed, white, scalelike;

corolla blue to violet or purple, lined internally abaxially with reddish violet nectar guides, ampliate, 10–18 mm, yellow-lanate internally abaxially, tube 6–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4.5–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens reaching orifice or longer pair exserted, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs divergent, navicular, 0.8–1.2(–1.4) mm, sutures papillate;

staminode 8–9 mm, exserted, flattened distally, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 6–8 mm pubescent, hairs yellow or orange, to 0.8 mm;

style 10–13 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 3.5–4.5 × 1.4–2 mm, apex acute to acuminate, glabrous;

corolla blue to violet, with violet nectar guides, funnelform to weakly ventricose, 14–18(–20) mm, glabrous or ± glandular externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–8 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 5–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, navicular-sigmoid, 1.2–1.7 mm, dehiscing incompletely, proximal 1/4 indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs white, to 0.5(–0.7) mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode: 9–11 mm, reaching orifice, 0.2–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, distal 2–6 mm sparsely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 0.6 mm;

style 9–12 mm.

3.5–5.5 × 3–4 mm.

6–10 × 4–5 mm.