Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, 10–40 cm, puberulent or retrorsely hairy proximally, rarely glabrous, glandular-pubescent distally, not glaucous.

ascending to erect, 8–25(–32) cm, glabrous.

basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous;

basal and proximal cauline 20–102 × 4–15 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate or spatulate, base tapered, margins serrulate or denticulate, sometimes entire, apex obtuse to acute;

cauline (2 or)3–5 pairs, sessile, 18–50(–70) × 3–14 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins serrulate or denticulate, sometimes entire, apex acute to acuminate.

essentially cauline, basal usually reduced or absent, glabrous;

proximal cauline (15–)20–55 × (4–)10–25 mm, blade spatulate to lanceolate, base tapered, apex rounded to obtuse or acute;

cauline 4–6 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 30–58 × 9–26 mm, blade ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, apex obtuse to acute.

interrupted or continuous, cylindric, 5–18 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–6(–8), cymes 2–5-flowered, 2 per node;

proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 6–40 × 2–10 mm, margins entire or serrulate to denticulate;

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

± interrupted, cylindric, 8–14 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 4–9, cymes 1–5-flowered;

proximal bracts ovate, 16–44 × 6–24 mm;

peduncles and pedicels glabrous.

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2–4.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent;

corolla blue to light purple or violet, with reddish purple to bluish purple nectar guides, funnelform, 10–16(–18) mm, glandular-pubescent externally, moderately white-pilose internally abaxially, tube 4–5 mm, throat 3–5 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs divergent to opposite, navicular, 0.6–0.8 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth or ± papillate;

staminode 8–10 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip straight to slightly recurved, distal 4–5 mm moderately to densely villous, hairs golden yellow, to 1.3 mm;

style 8–11 mm.

calyx lobes lanceolate, 5–6.5 × 1.9–3 mm, margins entire or erose, broadly scarious, glabrous;

corolla pink, with rose pink nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, 15–18 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4–5 mm diam., rounded abaxially;

stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, 1–1.2 mm, sutures smooth;

staminode 8–9 mm, reaching orifice, 0.7–0.8 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 0.5–1.5 mm sparsely lanulose, hairs yellow, to 0.6 mm;

style 14–16 mm.

5–7 × 2–3 mm, glabrous.

7–10 × 5–8 mm.

= 16.