Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending, unbranched, (5–)10–20(–25) cm, eglandular-hairy.

creeping, 5–50 cm, eglandular- and glandular-hairy.

blade ovate, 15–30 × 10–20 mm, base rounded, margins dentate or serrate, apex subacute to subobtuse, surfaces eglandular-hairy.

blade suborbiculate, 4–13 × 4–14 mm, base cordate, margins crenate-serrate, teeth (2 or)3–5(or 6) per side, apex rounded, surfaces sparsely eglandular- and/or glandular-hairy.

1, terminal, 10–60 mm, to 100 mm in fruit, 5–15-flowered, axis hairy;

bracts lanceolate, 2–5 mm.

1–6, terminal, 50–500 mm, 10–20-flowered, axis sparsely eglandular- and/or glandular-hairy;

bracts suborbiculate, 4–13 mm.

erect, 2–11 mm, equal to longer than subtending bract, crisp-hairy.

patent or recurved, (15–)20–30 mm, length 2–5 times subtending bract, eglandular- and glandular-hairy.

calyx lobes 4–5 mm, eglandular-ciliate, apex acuminate, glabrous or sparsely hairy;

corolla pale blue or violet, rotate, 8–10 mm diam.;

stamens 7 mm;

style 3–6 mm.

calyx lobes 4–7 mm, 1.5–2.5 mm wide, apex rounded, sparsely glandular-hairy to glabrate;

corolla blue-violet to pale blue and white, 8–14 mm diam.;

stamens 2.1–2.5 mm;

style 3–4 mm.

compressed in cross section, oblong, 5–6(–8) × 3–4.5 mm, longer than wide, apex ± emarginate, glabrous proximally, hairy distally.

compressed in cross section, subglobular, 3.5–5 × 5.5–6.5 mm, apex emarginate, sinus angle 50–90°, absent or almost smooth, glabrous or glandular-ciliate.

number unknown, brown, ovoid, flat, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, thickness and texture unknown.

(2–)6–14(–18), ochre, ovoid, flat to ± excavate, 1.3–1.7 × 1–1.3 mm, 0.6–0.8 mm thick, rugose to rugulose.

= 18 (Japan, Russia).

= 14 (Europe).