Penstemon confertus |
Penstemon ovatus |
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lesser yellow beardtongue |
egg-leaf beardtongue, broad-leaved penstemon |
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Habit | Tufted perennial from a woody rhizome, the stems 2-5 dm. tall, mostly glabrous. | Robust perennial from a woody base, the clustered stems 3-10 dm. tall, with stiff, spreading hairs below the inflorescence |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, entire, the lower ones petiolate, up to 15 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide and forming a rosette; cauline leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, up to 10 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide. |
Basal leaves opposite, clustered, petiolate, with ovate to sub-cordate blade up to 10 cm. long and half as wide, about equaling the petiole, serrate, hairy like the stem, especially along the mid-vein beneath; cauline leaves sessile and clasping, more sharply serrate, nearly as large, but more broadly oblong, the upper ovate. |
Flowers | Inflorescence of 2-10 compact verticillasters, the lower remote; bracts of the inflorescence with uneven margins; calyx 3-5 mm. long, the 5 segments with broad, uneven margins and a abrupt, slender tip; corolla ochroleucous or light yellow, 8-12 mm. long, the tube narrow, 2-3.5 mm. wide at the mouth, the short limb weakly bilabiate, the staminode and raised lower petal bearded; pollen sacs purple, glabrous, 0.4-0.7 mm. long, becoming opposite. |
Inflorescence large and open, strongly glandular-hairy; calyx 3-5 mm. long, broadly lanceolate, with parallel veins; corolla blue, 15-22 mm. long, glandular-hairy on the outside, the raised portion of the lower petal pale blue and hairy; corolla strongly bilabiate, the lower lip much the longer; pollen sacs 0.8-1.1 mm. long, fully dehiscent and becoming opposite, nearly glabrous; staminode bearded toward the recurved tip. |
Fruits | Capsules 4-5 mm. long. |
Capsule 4-6 mm. long. |
Penstemon confertus |
Penstemon ovatus |
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Flowering time | May-August | May-August |
Habitat | Coniferous forest openings and open slopes from low to middle elevations. | Open woods below 3000 feet in elevation. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Idaho and Montana.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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