Keckiella cordifolia
Keckiella rothrockii
heart leaf keckiella
Rothrock's keckiella, Rothrock's penstemon
climbing, 10–30 dm, glabrous or short-hairy when young.
erect, 3–6 dm, densely short-hairy when young, not glaucous.
opposite;
blade ovate, 20–65 mm, base rounded, truncate, or cordate, margins usually 3–11-toothed.
subopposite or whorled (3s), subsessile;
blade oblanceolate or lanceolate to widely obovate, 5–16 mm, margins entire or serrulate, sometimes with 3–7 undulations instead of teeth.
panicles, glandular and hairy.
spikelike racemes, short-hairy.
calyx 7–13 mm, lobes lanceolate;
corolla red to reddish orange, 31–43 mm, tube plus indistinct throat 18–25 mm, adaxial lip 11–21 mm;
pollen sacs 1.1–1.5 mm;
staminode densely yellow-hairy, included.
calyx 4–7 mm, lobes lanceolate;
corolla brownish yellow, pale yellow, or cream, purple- or reddish brown-lined, 10–15 mm, tube plus distinct throat 7–11 mm, longer than adaxial lip, adaxial lip 4–5 mm;
pollen sacs 0.8–1.1 mm;
staminode glabrous, usually included.
= 16.
Keckiella cordifolia
Keckiella rothrockii
In the flora area, Keckiella cordifolia occurs primarily in the South Coast Ranges, the San Bernardino Mountains, the Peninsular Ranges, and the Channel Islands. It grows in wooded, riparian habitats and is the most mesic of keckiellas.
Individuals with yellow corollas are presumed to be mutants in which the red anthocyanins are not expressed. Individual plants may develop as weakly sprawling to climbing shrubs. The relatively long stems are not self-supporting.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
1. Corollas 10–12 mm, glabrescent; leaves canescent. | var. rothrockii |
1. Corollas 13–15 mm, sparsely hairy; leaves glabrescent. | var. jacintensis |
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