Flora of North America species comparison

erect, 25–85(–100) cm, glabrous, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 60–150 cm, glaucous.

basal and cauline, basal often withering by anthesis, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 25–110 × 6–38 mm, blade spatulate to ovate, base tapered, margins entire or ± serrate, apex rounded to obtuse;

cauline 5–8(–10) pairs, sessile, 15–100(–135) × 4–20(–38) mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or ± serrate, apex acute to acuminate.

basal and proximal cauline 37–110 × 10–50 mm, blade obovate, base tapered, margins coarsely serrate to coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline 4–8 pairs, sessile, 40–110 × 15–55 mm, blade ovate, base connate-perfoliate, margins coarsely serrate to coarsely dentate, apex acute to acuminate.

interrupted, cylindric, 8–30(–40) cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–8(–12), cymes 3–9-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 9–50 × 2–10 mm, margins entire or ± serrulate;

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

interrupted, secund, 16–90 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 9–23, cymes 1–4-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 8–25 × 3–28 mm;

peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent.

calyx lobes ovate, 2.5–5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla white, without nectar guides, funnelform, 15–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube slightly differentiated, 5–7 mm, throat slightly inflated, 4–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, explanate, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth;

staminode 9–11 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 3–4 mm sparsely villous, hairs yellowish or brownish yellow, to 0.8 mm;

style 10–12 mm.

calyx lobes ovate, 4–6 × 2.2–3 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla pink to rose pink, purple, or light yellow, with or without reddish or reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose, 18–27 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, and sparsely white- or yellowish lanate internally abaxially, tube 7–10 mm, length 1.7–2 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, 6–9 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs explanate, 1.4–1.8 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 14–16 mm, included or exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 4–5 mm lanate, hairs yellow, to 2.8 mm, proximal 3–4 mm glandular-puberulent;

style 14–16 mm, glabrous.

7–10 × 3–5 mm, glabrous.

10–13 × 5–7 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent distally.

= 32.