Palmer's beardtongue, Palmer's penstemon, scented beardtongue, scented penstemon
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sharp-sepal beardtongue
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Herbs. |
Herbs. |
ascending to erect, 43–140 cm, glaucous. |
ascending to erect, 25–85 cm, glabrate or puberulent, not glaucous. |
basal and proximal cauline (28–)52–120(–145) × (5–)25–50(–60) mm, blade ovate, base tapered, margins coarsely dentate, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 5–8 pairs, sessile or connate-perfoliate, 25–130 × 7–45 mm, blade ovate to triangular, base of distals auriculate-clasping or connate-perfoliate, margins coarsely dentate, distals sometimes entire, apex acute. |
basal and cauline, basal often withering by anthesis, not leathery, glabrous or ± puberulent along major veins; basal and proximal cauline 65–160 × 8–48 mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins serrate, sometime subentire, apex obtuse to acute; cauline (3–)7 or 8 pairs, sessile, 45–140 × 6–37 mm, blade lanceolate, proximals sometimes oblanceolate, base truncate to clasping, margins sharply serrate, sometimes ± serrate, apex acute to acuminate. |
interrupted, rarely continuous, secund, 7–63 cm, axis glabrous or glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (4–)7–17, cymes (1 or)2–5-flowered; proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 8–40 × 4–38 mm; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous or glandular-pubescent. |
interrupted, conic, 6–20 cm, axis glabrous or retrorsely hairy, rarely ± glandular-pubescent distally, verticillasters 3–8, cymes (3–)5–15-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts lanceolate, 22–100 × 6–30 mm, margins serrate; peduncles and pedicels ascending, retrorsely hairy or ± glandular-pubescent distally. |
calyx lobes ovate, (3.4–)4.2–6(–7.5) × 1.9–3.6 mm, glabrous or glandular-pubescent; corolla pale pink to white or pinkish lavender, with reddish purple nectar guides, strongly bilabiate, ventricose-ampliate, 25–38 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, sometimes also sparsely white-lanate abaxially, tube 4–8 mm, length 1–1.4 times calyx lobes, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, 12–21 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, filaments of shorter pair glandular-puberulent proximally, pollen sacs navicular, 1.6–2.4 mm, sutures smooth; staminode 25–30 mm, exserted, 0.9–1.1 mm diam., tip strongly recurved to coiled, distal 8–10 mm, and especially tip, moderately to densely lanate, hairs yellow, to 3.5 mm, proximal 6–8 mm glandular-puberulent; style 19–23 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent proximally. |
calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3.1–6 × 1–2.2 mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent; corolla lavender to violet, with sometimes faint reddish purple nectar guides, funnelform, 10–14 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent externally, moderately to densely white-villous internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat moderately inflated, 4–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth or ± papillate; staminode 8–9 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, distal 4–5 mm moderately to densely pubescent, hairs orangish, to 1 mm; style 8–10 mm. |
11–16 × 6–8 mm, sparsely glandular-pubescent distally. |
4–5 × 3–4 mm, glabrous. |
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Flowering Apr–Jun. |
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Alluvial soils, open floodplain forests, open hardwood flatwoods, marsh margins, low prairies, wet depressions. |
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0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
AZ; CA; CO; ID; NM; NV; UT; WA; WY
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AR; LA; MO; MS; TX
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Varieties 3 (3 in the flora). Penstemon ×bryantiae D. D. Keck, a hybrid between P. palmeri and P. spectabilis, was described based on plants that volunteered in the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in 1935 (D. D. Keck 1937b). Penstemon ×mirus A. Nelson, a putative hybrid between P. eatonii and P. palmeri, has been reported from Arizona (A. Nelson 1938). A poultice prepared from Penstemon palmeri is applied to snakebites by the Kayenta Navajo of northeastern Arizona (D. E. Moerman 1998). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon tenuis is widespread in the western Gulf Coastal Plain and lower Mississippi River Basin. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
1. Corolla tubes 7–8 mm; distal cauline leaves sessile, sometimes connate-perfoliate. | var. macranthus |
1. Corolla tubes 4–6 mm; distal cauline leaves connate-perfoliate. | → 2 |
2. Peduncles, pedicels, and calyx lobes glandular-pubescent; pollen sacs 1.8–2.4 mm. | var. palmeri |
2. Peduncles, pedicels, and calyx lobes glabrous; pollen sacs 1.6–2(–2.2) mm. | var. eglandulosus |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 252. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 224. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Spectabiles |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
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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. 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. 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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A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 379. (1868) — (as Pentstemon) |
Small: Fl. S.E. U.S., 1061, 1337. (1903) — (as Pentstemon) |
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