Flora of North America species comparison

erect, 30–65 cm, retrorsely hairy.

ascending to erect, 40–100 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous.

basal and cauline or, sometimes, basal absent or withering, not leathery to ± leathery, glabrous or retrorsely hairy along midvein and, sometimes, along margins;

basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 22–120(–190) × 7–40(–65) mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or serrate to dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 6–8(–10) pairs, sessile, 30–95(–115) × 7–30 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate to linear, base tapered to cordate clasping, margins entire or serrate, apex acute.

glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous;

basal and proximal cauline 50–100(–200) × 15–28(–50) mm, blade obovate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 3–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 24–90(–145) × 8–28 mm, blade ovate or lanceolate, proximals sometimes oblanceolate, base tapered to cordate-clasping, apex acute, rarely obtuse.

interrupted, cylindric, 5–20 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (3–)4–6, cymes 2–4(–6)-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 14–50 × 6–17 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent.

secund, (9–)25–45 cm, axis glabrous or retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 4–12, cymes 1- or 2(–4)-flowered;

proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–49 × 1–8 mm;

peduncles and pedicels erect, sometimes ascending, glabrous or sparsely puberulent.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 6.5–13 × 2.5–4.8 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to pinkish red or reddish violet, with red or crimson nectar guides, ventricose, 22–35 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 8–11 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 10–13 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.9–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth;

staminode 17–20 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 8–12 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 18–24 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, (2.5–)3–5(–6) × 1.8–3 mm, margins erose, rarely entire, glabrous;

corolla red to scarlet, essentially without nectar guides, nearly radially symmetric, weakly bilabiate, tubular, 24–30(–33) mm, glabrous internally, tube 6–10 mm, throat 5–7(–9) mm diam., not constricted at orifice, rounded abaxially, abaxial lobes projecting to barely spreading, adaxial lobes projecting to barely spreading;

stamens included, reaching orifice, or exserted, pollen sacs parallel, proximal 1/4–1/2 indehiscent, (1.4–)1.8–2.4(–2.8) mm, sides glabrous or obscurely hispidulous with tan enations less than 0.1 mm, sutures papillate or denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm;

staminode 14–17 mm, included, tip straight, glabrous or distal 1–4 mm sparsely to densely pubescent, hairs yellow, to 1 mm;

style 23–27 mm, usually exserted.

(7–)11–14 × 5–8.5 mm.

10–14 × 4–8 mm.