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Biennial or perennial herbs. Lvs alternate, the lower forming basal rosettes. Racemes long, often secund. Calyx lobes 5, equal, < corolla tube. Corolla usually declined or nodding; tube cylindric to ± globose and inflated; limb ± 2-lipped; lips patent to ± erect, the upper shorter than lower and usually less prominent. Stamens 4, usually included. Capsule septicidal, ovoid to conic. Seeds very numerous, patterned; wing 0.
Cal 5-parted nearly to the base, the segments unequal; cor irregular, tubular to campanulate, 5-lobed; stamens 4, the pollen-sacs divergent; style elongate; stigmas 2, distinct; fr ovoid to globose, primarily septicidal; tall biennial or perennial herbs with alternate lvs and medium-sized to large fls in long, terminal, usually secund racemes. 20, Europe and Mediterranean region.
