Rattan's beardtongue, Rattan's penstemon
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Cary's beardtongue
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Herbs. |
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ascending to erect, (15–)30–120 cm, glabrous, sometimes glabrous proximally, glandular-pubescent distally, not glaucous. |
ascending to erect, 9–35 cm, glabrous, often glutinous and covered with sand, not glaucous. |
basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous; basal and proximal cauline 30–250 × 7–50 mm, blade elliptic to lanceolate, base tapered, margins serrate to dentate, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 2–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, (10–)20–75(–110) × 5–30(–38) mm, blade oblong to triangular-ovate, base truncate to cordate-clasping distally, margins serrate to dentate, apex obtuse to acute. |
basal and cauline, ± leathery or not, glabrous, often glutinous and covered with sand, not glaucous; basal and proximal cauline 18–105 × 1–10 mm, blade oblanceolate to linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse to acute; cauline (2 or)3 or 4 pairs, petiolate or sessile, 28–110 × 1–6 mm, blade linear, base tapered to truncate, apex acute. |
interrupted, cylindric, 2–24 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 2–7, cymes 3–11-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts triangular to lanceolate, 6–50 × 1–22 mm, margins entire or ± serrate; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent. |
continuous, secund, 3–26 cm, axis glabrous, sometimes glutinous and covered with sand, verticillasters 3–6(–9), cymes 1–3-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts linear, 22–115 × 1.5–4 mm; peduncles and pedicels glabrous, sometimes glutinous and covered with sand. |
calyx lobes ovate to ovate-oblong or lanceolate, 4–10 × (1–)1.5–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla lavender to purple or violet, with reddish purple nectar guides, ventricose to ventricose-ampliate, 20–30 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, sparsely to densely white-lanate internally, tube 6–7 mm, throat abruptly inflated, 8–10 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, subexplanate, 1.2–1.5 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth or papillate; staminode 21–26 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 6–10 mm sparsely to moderately lanate, hairs white or yellow, to 3 mm; style 16–19 mm. |
calyx lobes lanceolate, (6–)7–12 × 2.8–4 mm, glabrous, glutinous and sometimes covered with sand; corolla blue to violet or purple, with violet nectar guides, ventricose, 20–28 mm, glabrous externally, glabrous internally, tube 8–9 mm, throat abruptly inflated, slightly constricted at orifice, (7–)10–12 mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially; stamens: longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, navicular-sigmoid, 2–2.5 mm, dehiscing incompletely, proximal 1/5 indehiscent, connective not splitting, sides moderately villous or lanate, hairs white, to 1 mm, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm; staminode: 11–18 mm, reaching orifice or slightly exserted, 0.6–0.8 mm diam., tip straight, distal 1–2 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow, to 1 mm; style 17–20 mm. |
5–9 × 3.5–5 mm, glabrous. |
(5–)7–11 × (4–)5–8 mm. |
= 16. |
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Flowering May–Jul(–Aug). |
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Rock outcrops, rocky soils, sagebrush shrublands, juniper, Douglas-fir, and limber pine woodlands. |
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1600–2900 m. (5200–9500 ft.) |
CA; OR
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MT; WY |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). Penstemon rattanii comprises two morphologically distinct and geographically allopatric varieties confined to the Coast Range of California and Oregon. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon caryi is known from the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming (Big Horn, Sheridan, and Washakie counties) and the Pryor Mountains of Montana (Carbon County). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
1. Calyx lobes usually longer than capsules, lanceolate, sometimes ovate, (5.5–)6.5–10 mm, apices acute to acuminate, sometimes obtuse; nw California, sw Oregon. | var. rattanii |
1. Calyx lobes usually shorter than capsules, ovate-oblong, 4–7 mm, apices obtuse to acute; wc California. | var. kleei |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 219. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 162. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Glabri |
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A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 15: 50. (1879) — (as Pentstemon rattani) |
Pennell: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 354. (1920) |
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