glandular penstemon, sticky-stem beardtongue, sticky-stem penstemon
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red desert beardtongue, sand penstemon
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Herbs. |
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ascending to erect, (30–)40–100 cm, viscid glandular-pubescent, not glaucous. |
decumbent to ascending, (4–)7–18(–30) cm, glabrous. |
basal and cauline, opposite, viscid glandular-pubescent, not glaucous; basal and proximal cauline 25–120(–260) × 7–20(–65) mm, blade elliptic to lanceolate, base tapered, margins entire, subentire, or irregularly serrate to dentate, apex acute to acuminate; cauline 4–10 pairs, sessile, 32–80(–120) × 12–45 mm, blade ovate to obovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, base tapered to cordate-clasping, margins entire or subentire to irregularly serrate to dentate, apex obtuse to acute or acuminate. |
basal and cauline, glabrous; basal and proximal cauline 21–50(–70) × 4–11(–17) mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered, apex rounded to obtuse, acute, or mucronate; cauline 2–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 21–58 × 3–11 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, base tapered to clasping, apex obtuse to acute or mucronate. |
interrupted, cylindric, (5–)8–31 cm, axis viscid glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–7, cymes (1 or)2–8-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate, 18–60 × 11–44 mm; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, viscid glandular-pubescent. |
continuous, cylindric, 3–14 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 4–9, cymes (1 or)2–6-flowered; proximal bracts oblanceolate to lanceolate, 13–60 × 5–16 mm; peduncles and pedicels glabrous. |
calyx lobes lanceolate, 9–15 × 2.3–3.8 mm, viscid glandular-pubescent; corolla lavender to bluish lavender or purple, with dark violet nectar guides, ampliate, (28–)30–40 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely to moderately white-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 9–11 mm, throat gradually inflated, 12–15 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 1.6–2.2 mm, distal 1/2 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.2 mm; staminode 22–26 mm, exserted, 0.8–1 mm diam., glabrous, rarely distal 2–4 mm sparsely pubescent, hairs yellow, to 0.4 mm; style 20–26 mm. |
calyx lobes lanceolate, 4–6.2(–7.5) × 0.9–1.6 mm, margins entire or erose, narrowly scarious, glabrous; corolla blue to violet, with reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, (10–)12–15 mm, glabrous externally, sparsely white-pubescent internally abaxially or glabrous, tube 4–5 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4.5–5.5 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs divergent, 0.7–0.8 mm, sutures smooth or obscurely papillate; staminode 6–8 mm, included, 0.8–1 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 3–4 mm densely pubescent, hairs golden yellow, to 1 mm; style 8–10 mm. |
9–13 × 5–6.5 mm. |
6–10(–12) × 5–6 mm. |
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Flowering May–Jun. |
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Sandy or shaley soils, sagebrush shrublands. |
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1800–2400 m. (5900–7900 ft.) |
ID; OR; WA
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Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). Two allopatric varieties of Penstemon glandulosus have been distinguished based on basal leaf morphology. Leaf margins occasionally vary from entire to serrate or dentate among individuals in some populations, but the general pattern of leaf variation does appear to be geographically correlated. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon arenicola occurs throughout much of the western two-thirds of Wyoming. Specimens documenting occurrence of the species in Colorado and Montana have not been seen. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 233. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 116. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Saccanthera |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Coerulei |
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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. 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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Douglas ex Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 15: plate 1262. (1829) — (as Pentstemon glandulosum) |
A. Nelson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 280. (1898) — (as Pentstemon) |
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