Penstemon glandulosus |
Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus |
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glandular penstemon |
sticky-stem penstemon |
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Habit | Stout perennial herb from a branched, woody base, the several stems 4-10 dm. tall, sticky throughout with stalked glands. | |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, sharply toothed or entire, the basal ones 10-35 cm. long and 2.5-9 cm. wide, petiolate, the blade lanceolate to elliptic; lowermost cauline leaves reduced, the others well-developed, sessile and often clasping, broadly lanceolate to rotund-ovate, 4-12 cm. long and 2-5 cm. wide. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of several verticillasters; calyx 9-15 mm. long, the 5 segments narrow and herbaceous; corolla blue-lavender, strongly glandular-hairy outside, glabrous inside, 28-40 mm. long, over 1 cm. wide at the mouth; anthers permanently horseshoe-shaped, 1.7-2.3 mm. long; pollen sacs dehiscent across their apices, the lower part saccate and indehiscent, glabrous; staminode glabrous, the tip flattened. |
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Fruits | Capsules 10-14 mm. long, surpassed by the calyx. |
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Penstemon glandulosus |
Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus |
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Flowering time | May-July | May-July |
Habitat | Open, often rocky hillsides and banks in the foothills, valleys, and lower mountains. | Open, often rocky hillsides and banks in the foothills, valleys, and lower mountains. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to north-central Oregon, and from southeastern Washington to eastern Oregon, east to Idaho.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the Columbia River Gorge and southeastern Washington; southern Washington to eastern Oregon and western Idaho. |
Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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