Flora of North America species comparison

20–40 cm, glabrous or glabrate.

20–90 cm, retrorsely hairy, sometimes glabrescent.

10–20 pairs, 5–32 × 0.3–2 mm, blade base tapered, margins glabrous or scabrous, apex acuminate to mucronate.

glabrous or retrorsely hairy;

basal and proximal cauline 16–80 × 3–10 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–15(–20) pairs, 45–150 × 1–6 mm, blade linear, base tapered, apex acute to acuminate.

2–15(–23) cm, verticillasters (2–)5–10(–30), cymes 1- or 2-flowered;

proximal bracts linear, 3–22 × 0.2–1 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or scabrous.

cylindric to ± secund, 10–35 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters (2–)5–8, cymes (1 or)2–4(or 5)-flowered;

proximal bracts linear, 8–30(–80) × 0.5–2 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous or pedicels rarely glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate, 1–2.7 × 0.9–1.5 mm;

corolla lavender to violet, lined internally abaxially with reddish purple nectar guides, funnelform, 8–14 mm, glandular-pubescent internally in 2 lines on abaxial surface, sometimes also in sinuses of adaxial lobes, tube (1.5–)2–3 mm, throat 3–5 mm diam.;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice or barely exserted, pollen sacs 0.4–0.5 mm;

staminode 5–6 mm;

style 7–9 mm.

calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, 4.2–7(–8.5) × 2–2.6(–3.5) mm, glabrous, rarely glandular-pubescent;

corolla violet to blue, lavender, or purple, lined internally abaxially with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose, 23–37 mm, glabrous internally, tube 7–10 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 9–10 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs parallel to divergent, 1.6–1.8 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm;

staminode 20–23 mm, exserted, 1.8–2.6 mm diam.;

style 20–24 mm.

(4–)5–8 × 3–4 mm.

9–15 × 6–9 mm.

= 16.