glandular penstemon, sticky-stem beardtongue, sticky-stem penstemon
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James' beardtongue, James' penstemon
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Herbs. |
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ascending to erect, (30–)40–100 cm, viscid glandular-pubescent, not glaucous. |
ascending to erect, 10–45(–52) cm, glabrate or retrorsely hairy proximally, glandular-pubescent distally. |
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, not leathery, glabrous or retrorsely hairy along midvein, especially adaxially; basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 20–80(–105) × (2–)5–10(–13) mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered, margins entire or serrate, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 3–6 pairs, sessile, 20–100(–110) × 5–15 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered to slightly clasping, margins entire or remotely dentate to remotely serrate, apex acute, rarely obtuse. |
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 or interrupted, secund, 5–20(–24) cm, axis densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–8, cymes 2–5-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts lanceolate, (9–)25–90 × (1–)3–15 mm; peduncles and pedicels densely glandular-pubescent. |
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 ovate to lanceolate, 8–12 × 2–3 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla white to lavender, pink, or violet, with magenta or violet-blue nectar guides, ventricose, 24–32(–35) mm, moderately to densely white-pilose and glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 8–10 mm, throat abruptly inflated, slightly constricted at orifice, 9–15 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 1–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth; staminode 14–17 mm, prominently exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 10–14 mm lanate, hairs yellow, to 3.5 mm, and medial hairs shorter, stiffer, and retrorse; style 17–18 mm. |
9–13 × 5–6.5 mm. |
10–16 × 5–7 mm. |
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Flowering May–Jul. |
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Sandy, gravelly, or loamy soils, shortgrass prairies, sagebrush shrublands. |
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1100–2300 m. (3600–7500 ft.) |
ID; OR; WA
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CO; KS; NM; TX; Mexico (Coahuila)
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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 jamesii occurs on the southern High Plains and trans-Pecos regions from southeastern Colorado and southwestern Kansas through eastern New Mexico and western Texas to northern Coahuila, Mexico. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 233. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 137. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Saccanthera |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Cristati |
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Douglas ex Lindley: Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 15: plate 1262. (1829) — (as Pentstemon glandulosum) |
Bentham: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 325. (1846) — (as Pentstemon) |
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