Peck's beardtongue, Peck's penstemon
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short-stem beardtongue, shortstem penstemon
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Herbs. |
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ascending to erect, 20–50(–65) cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, not glaucous. |
ascending to erect, 8–20(–35) cm, retrorsely hairy. |
basal and cauline, basal often poorly developed, not leathery, glabrous; basal and proximal cauline 20–75 × 2–5(–7) mm, blade narrowly elliptic to linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 5–8 pairs, sessile or proximals long-petiolate, 15–75 × 2–8 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute. |
basal and cauline, not leathery, retrorsely hairy, sometimes glabrate; basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 35–95 × 3–18 mm, blade oblanceolate to lanceolate or linear, base tapered, margins entire or obscurely dentate, rarely prominently dentate distally, apex rounded to obtuse or acute; cauline (1 or)2–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 33–78 × 4–10 mm, blade elliptic to oblanceolate, lanceolate or linear, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or dentate, apex obtuse to acute. |
interrupted or continuous, cylindric, 3–25 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–6(–10), cymes 1–7-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts lanceolate, 6–55 × 1–8 mm, margins entire; peduncles and pedicels erect, glandular-pubescent. |
continuous or ± interrupted, cylindric, 4–11(–18) cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 3–5, cymes (1 or)2–6-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 16–38 × 2–8 mm; peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. |
calyx lobes obovate to ovate or lanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.7–1.5 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla violet to light blue, pink, or light purple, with or without pink or purple nectar guides, tubular to tubular-funnelform, 8–10 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, moderately yellow-pilose internally abaxially, tube 3–4 mm, throat slightly inflated, 2–3 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular to subexplanate, 0.4–0.5 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth; staminode 4–6 mm, included, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight, distal 0.3–0.5 mm sparsely pilose, hairs yellow, to 0.4 mm; style 7–8 mm. |
calyx lobes lanceolate, 4.5–7.5 × 1.2–2 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla dark blue to violet or purple, with reddish violet nectar guides, ampliate, 10–15(–18) mm, yellowish or whitish villous internally abaxially, tube 5–6 mm, throat abruptly inflated, ± constricted at orifice, 3.5–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.6–1 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth; staminode 7–8 mm, reaching orifice or exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 5–6 mm densely pubescent, hairs orangish yellow, to 1.5 mm, and medial hairs shorter, stiffer, and retrorse; style 9–11 mm. |
3.5–5 × 2–3 mm, glabrous. |
6–9 × 4.5–6 mm. |
= 32. |
= 16. |
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Flowering Jun–Aug. |
Flowering May–Jun. |
Dry, sandy, volcanic soils, pine forests. |
Sandy or clayey soils, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, desert grasslands. |
900–1500 m. (3000–4900 ft.) |
1500–2000 m. (4900–6600 ft.) |
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AZ; CO; NM; UT
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Penstemon peckii is known from the eastern slope of the Cascade Range in Crook, Deschutes, Hood River, and Jefferson counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon breviculus is known from the Four Corners region. Populations have been documented in Arizona (Apache County), Colorado (Montezuma, Montrose, and San Miguel counties), New Mexico (McKinley and San Juan counties), and Utah (Grand, San Juan, and Wayne counties). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
FNA vol. 17, p. 215. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 130. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Cristati |
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P. jamesii subsp. breviculus |
Pennell: Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 12. (1941) |
(D. D. Keck) G. T. Nisbet & R. C. Jackson: Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 41: 734. (1960) |
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