baccharis-leaf beardtongue
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Platte River penstemon, Wasatch beardtongue, Wasatch penstemon
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12–50 cm. |
decumbent to erect, 5–70(–90) cm, glabrous or sparsely to densely puberulent, not glaucous. |
cauline 5–15 pairs (distal ones much-reduced), 5–30(–46) × 4–15 mm, blade base tapered to acute to cuneate, margins sharply dentate, especially distally, or entire, apex obtuse to acute. |
basal and cauline, ± leathery or not, glabrous or basal ones sparsely to densely puberulent, not glaucous; basal and proximal cauline (20–)45–160 × 3–40(–55) mm, blade obovate to oblanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 1–6 pairs, sessile or proximals short- to long-petiolate, 16–100 × 5–45(–60) mm, blade ovate or oblanceolate to lanceolate, base cordate-clasping to clasping, apex obtuse to acute. |
(2–)5–15(–40) cm, verticillasters (2 or)3–7(–12), cymes 1- or 2(or 3)-flowered; proximal bracts elliptic to lanceolate, 2–5 × 1–3 mm; peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. |
continuous or interrupted, cylindric to subsecund, 2–30 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 2–12, cymes 3–7-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 7–80 × (1–)3–35 mm; peduncles and pedicels glabrous, peduncles to 20 mm, pedicels 1–9 mm. |
calyx lobes elliptic to ovate, 3.5–5 × 1.5–2.2 mm; corolla unlined internally, 22–27 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 4–5 mm, throat 6–7 mm diam.; pollen sacs 1.2–1.5 mm; staminode 16–19 mm; style 18–25 mm. |
calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6.5 × 1.3–2.6 mm, apex acute to acuminate or cuspidate, glabrous; corolla blue to violet, without nectar guides, ventricose, 12–25(–28) mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 6–11 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 6–11 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, navicular, 1.2–2(–2.2) mm, dehiscing incompletely, proximal 1/4–1/3 indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides hispid, hairs white, to 0.5 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm; staminode 11–14 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.3–0.6 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 6–9 mm sparsely to moderately pilose to lanate, hairs orange, yellow, or white, to 1 mm; style 9–16 mm. |
7–10 × 5–7 mm. |
7–15 × 5–10 mm. |
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Flowering Apr–Oct. |
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Limestone cliffs, ledges, hills. |
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300–2000 m. (1000–6600 ft.) |
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TX; Mexico (Coahuila, San Luis Potosí)
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ID; MT; UT; WY
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Penstemon baccharifolius is known from the Edwards Plateau and eastern Trans-Pecos of Texas, from Bandera and Medina counties west to extreme eastern Presidio County. It also occurs in the mountains of northern Coahuila, Mexico. I. Méndez Larios and J. L. Villaseñor Ríos (2001) listed it for the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). Penstemon compactus and P. longiflorus have been treated as elements of the P. cyananthus complex (F. W. Pennell 1920b; D. D. Keck 1940b). All of these taxa occur from the Wasatch Range northward into the Central Rocky Mountains. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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1. Cauline leaf blades lanceolate to oblanceolate; calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, apices acute to cuspidate, rarely acuminate. | var. subglaber |
1. Cauline leaf blades ovate to lanceolate; calyx lobes lanceolate, rarely ovate, apices acuminate, rarely acute. | → 2 |
2. Verticillasters 4–12; thyrses 4–30 cm; stems ascending to erect, 20–70(–90) cm; corollas 16–25(–28) mm. | var. cyananthus |
2. Verticillasters 2 or 3; thyrses 2–6 cm; stems decumbent to ascending, 5–25(–32) cm; corollas 12–16(–20) mm. | var. judyae |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 97. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 163. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Baccharifolii |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Glabri |
P. abietinus, P. absarokensis, P. acaulis, P. acuminatus, P. alamosensis, P. albertinus, P. albidus, P. albomarginatus, P. ambiguus, 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. 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 |
P. abietinus, P. absarokensis, P. acaulis, P. acuminatus, P. alamosensis, P. albertinus, P. albidus, P. albomarginatus, P. ambiguus, 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. 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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Hooker: Bot. Mag. 78: plate 4627. (1852) — (as Pentstemon) |
Hooker: Bot. Mag. 75: plate 4464. (1849) — (as Pentstemon) |
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