Nothochelone nemorosa |
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false turtlehead, woodland beard tongue, woodland penstemon |
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Stems | clustered, 22–120 cm. |
Leaves | petiole 0–2(–5) mm; blade ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, (18–)40–140 × (4–)15–40 mm, base cuneate to rounded, margins with (0 or)1–5(–7) teeth per cm, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous or puberulent-pubescent mostly along veins. |
Pedicels | 3–27 mm; bracteoles lanceolate, 3–10 × 1–2 mm. |
Flowers | calyx lobes (1–)3–13 × 1–3(–4) mm; corolla tube (14–)17–23 × 8–11 mm, abaxial lip (3–)4–10 × 1–5 mm, adaxial keeled, shorter than abaxial, 2.4–5 mm; adaxial filaments 12–20 mm; staminode 7–15 mm, coarsely bearded for entire length, hairs tan to orange; ovary glabrous, septum complete, locules equal, subtended by nectariferous disc; style terete, 15–28 mm, glabrous. |
Capsules | ovoid, 9–15 × 5–9 mm. |
Seeds | 2–4 × 0.5–1.1 mm, including wings. |
Cymes | 3–38 cm. |
2n | = 30. |
Nothochelone nemorosa |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Aug. |
Habitat | Cliffs, rocky places, trails in moist, humid, conifer and mixed evergreen forests. |
Elevation | 0–2700(–3100) m. [0–8900(–10200) ft.] |
Distribution |
CA; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Nothochelone nemorosa has sometimes been included in Chelone or Penstemon; studies of anatomy (R. M. Straw 1966; A. D. Nelson 1995) and molecular variation (A. D. Wolfe et al. 1997, 2002) support its separation in a monospecific genus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 81. |
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Synonyms | Chelone nemorosa, Penstemon nemorosus |
Name authority | (Douglas) Straw: Brittonia 18: 85. (1966) |
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