Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, 40–90 cm, retrorsely hairy proximally, usually retrorsely hairy distally, not 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, basal sometimes withering by anthesis, not leathery, glabrate to puberulent;

basal and proximal cauline 40–150 × 10–26 mm, blade oval to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or ± denticulate, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 7 or 8 pairs, sessile, 17–110 × 3–20 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or denticulate to serrulate, apex obtuse to 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, conic, 11–22 cm, axis glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–6, cymes (2–)5–8-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 10–15 × 3–5 mm, margins entire;

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

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, 1.5–3.5(–4) × 0.9–1.5 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent;

corolla white, sometimes tinged lavender or purple, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 15–20(–22) mm, glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely white-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 5–7 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sometimes sparsely pubescent, hairs white, to 0.2 mm, sutures papillate;

staminode 8–10 mm, reaching orifice, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 3–4 mm pilose, hairs yellowish, to 1 mm;

style 10–12 mm.

3.5–5.5 × 3–4 mm.

5–8 × 4–5 mm, glabrous.