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pink plains beardtongue
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bush penstemon, gilia beardtongue, pink plains penstemon
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glabrous. |
(20–)30–40(–60) cm, glabrous or scabrous proximally. |
blades: margins glabrous or scabrous. |
(7–)10–25 pairs, (3–)5–30(–40) × 0.5–1(–2.5) mm, blade base tapered, margins glabrous or scabrous, apex acuminate to mucronate. |
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6–15 cm, verticillasters 6–10, cymes 1–3-flowered; proximal bracts linear, 6–27(–33) × 0.3–1.5 mm; peduncles and pedicels glabrous or scabrous. |
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calyx lobes ovate, 1.5–3.5 × 1–1.5 mm; corolla pink (limb milky pink or milky white), lined internally abaxially with reddish purple nectar guides, salverform, (14–)16–22(–28) mm, glandular-pubescent internally in 2 lines on abaxial surface, tube 3–4 mm, throat 3–5 mm diam.; stamens included, pollen sacs 0.5–0.6 mm; staminode 7–9 mm; style 8–10 mm. |
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6–9 × 3–5 mm. |
= 16. |
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| Flowering May–Aug(–Sep). |
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| Sandy soils, creosote bush, blackbrush, and sagebrush shrublands, juniper woodlands. |
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| 700–1800 m. (2300–5900 ft.) |
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AZ; NM; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Chihuahua) |
AZ; CO; KS; NE; NM; NV; OK; TX; UT; n Mexico
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Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). G. T. Nisbet and R. C. Jackson (1960) reported natural hybrids between Penstemon ambiguus and P. thurberi from Lincoln and Socorro counties, New Mexico. Some Native American tribes used Penstemon ambiguus as a drug or ceremonial plant (D. E. Moerman 1998). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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1. Stems scabrous proximally; leaf blade margins scabrous. | var. ambiguus |
1. Stems glabrous; leaf blade margins glabrous or scabrous. | var. laevissimus |
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| FNA vol. 17, p. 95. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 95. |
| Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Ambigui > Penstemon ambiguus |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Ambigui |
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P. abietinus, P. absarokensis, P. acaulis, P. acuminatus, P. alamosensis, P. albertinus, P. albidus, P. albomarginatus, P. ammophilus, P. anguineus, P. angustifolius, P. arenarius, P. arenicola, P. aridus, P. arkansanus, P. attenuatus, P. atwoodii, P. auriberbis, P. australis, P. azureus, P. baccharifolius, P. barbatus, P. barnebyi, P. barrettiae, P. bicolor, P. bleaklyi, P. bracteatus, P. breviculus, P. brevisepalus, P. buckleyi, P. caesius, P. caespitosus, P. calcareus, P. californicus, P. calycosus, P. canescens, P. cardinalis, P. cardwellii, P. carnosus, P. caryi, P. centranthifolius, P. cinicola, P. clevelandii, P. clutei, P. cobaea, P. comarrhenus, P. compactus, P. concinnus, P. confertus, P. confusus, P. crandallii, P. cusickii, P. cyananthus, P. cyaneus, P. cyanocaulis, P. cyathophorus, P. dasyphyllus, P. davidsonii, P. deamii, P. deaveri, P. debilis, P. degeneri, P. deustus, P. digitalis, P. diphyllus, P. discolor, P. dissectus, P. distans, P. dolius, P. duchesnensis, P. eatonii, P. elegantulus, P. ellipticus, P. eriantherus, P. euglaucus, P. fendleri, P. filiformis, P. flavescens, P. floribundus, P. floridus, P. flowersii, P. franklinii, P. fremontii, P. fruticiformis, P. fruticosus, P. gairdneri, P. gibbensii, P. glaber, P. glandulosus, P. glaucinus, P. globosus, P. goodrichii, P. gormanii, P. gracilentus, P. gracilis, P. grahamii, P. grandiflorus, P. griffinii, P. grinnellii, P. guadalupensis, P. hallii, P. harbourii, P. harringtonii, P. havardii, P. haydenii, P. heterodoxus, P. heterophyllus, P. hirsutus, P. humilis, P. idahoensis, P. immanifestus, P. incertus, P. inflatus, P. jamesii, P. janishiae, P. kingii, P. kralii, P. labrosus, P. laetus, P. laevigatus, P. laevis, P. lanceolatus, P. laricifolius, P. laxiflorus, P. laxus, P. leiophyllus, P. lemhiensis, P. lentus, P. leonardii, P. linarioides, P. longiflorus, P. lyallii, P. marcusii, P. mensarum, P. metcalfei, P. miser, P. moffatii, P. monoensis, P. montanus, P. moriahensis, P. mucronatus, P. multiflorus, P. murrayanus, P. nanus, P. navajoa, P. neomexicanus, P. neotericus, P. newberryi, P. nitidus, P. nudiflorus, P. oklahomensis, P. oliganthus, P. ophianthus, P. osterhoutii, P. ovatus, P. pachyphyllus, P. pahutensis, P. pallidus, P. palmeri, P. papillatus, P. parryi, P. parvulus, P. parvus, P. patens, P. payettensis, P. paysoniorum, P. peckii, P. penlandii, P. pennellianus, P. perpulcher, P. personatus, P. petiolatus, P. pinifolius, P. pinorum, P. platyphyllus, P. pratensis, P. procerus, P. pruinosus, P. pseudoputus, P. pseudospectabilis, P. pudicus, P. pumilus, P. purpusii, P. putus, P. radicosus, P. rattanii, P. retrorsus, P. rhizomatosus, P. richardsonii, P. roezlii, P. rostriflorus, P. rubicundus, P. rupicola, P. rydbergii, P. saxosorum, P. scapoides, P. scariosus, P. secundiflorus, P. seorsus, P. sepalulus, P. serrulatus, P. smallii, P. spatulatus, P. speciosus, P. spectabilis, P. stenophyllus, P. stephensii, P. strictiformis, P. strictus, P. subglaber, P. subserratus, P. subulatus, P. sudans, P. superbus, P. tenuiflorus, P. tenuis, P. teucrioides, P. thompsoniae, P. thurberi, P. tidestromii, P. tiehmii, P. tracyi, P. triflorus, P. triphyllus, P. tubaeflorus, P. uintahensis, P. utahensis, P. venustus, P. virens, P. virgatus, P. wardii, P. washingtonensis, P. watsonii, P. whippleanus, P. wilcoxii, P. wrightii, P. xylus, P. yampaënsis |
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| P. ambiguus subsp. laevissimus |
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| (D. D. Keck) N. H. Holmgren: Brittonia 31: 104. (1979) |
Torrey: Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 228. (1827) — (as Pentstemon ambiguum) |
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