Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending to erect, 16–50 cm, puberulent to retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, 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.

cauline, opposite, puberulent, hairs pointed, or glabrous, not glaucous;

cauline 8–12 pairs, sessile, 12–70 × 0.5–1(–2) mm, blade linear, base not tapered, margins entire, 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, cylindric, 9–22 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 1–5, cymes 1–3-flowered, (1 or)2 per node;

proximal bracts linear, 9–30 × 0.5–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels spreading to ascending, 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 to lanceolate, 2–4.5 × 0.7–1.7 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla light purple to violet or purple, without nectar guides, funnelform, 13–18 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 3–4 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–7 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 1.2–1.6 mm, distal 1/2 indehiscent, sides pubescent, hairs white, to 0.5 mm near filament attachment, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 10–12 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., glabrous;

style 11–15 mm.

3.5–5.5 × 3–4 mm.

5–7.5 × 2.5–4 mm.

= 16.