narrow leaf penstemon, short lobed penstemon, short-lobe beardtongue, shortlobe penstemon
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sharp-sepal beardtongue
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Subshrubs. |
Herbs. |
ascending to erect, 10–40 cm, moderately to densely retrorsely hairy, not glaucous. |
ascending to erect, 25–85 cm, glabrate or puberulent, not glaucous. |
basal and cauline, opposite, rarely alternate, not leathery, ± retrorsely hairy; basal and proximal cauline 10–25(–65) × 1–2(–6) mm, blade linear, base tapered, margins entire, apex acute, rarely obtuse; cauline 7–10 pairs, sessile or proximals sometimes petiolate, 4–45 × 1–4(–6) mm, blade linear, rarely lanceolate distally, base truncate or clasping, margins entire, usually revolute, 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, cylindric, 3–18 cm, axis retrorsely hairy and glandular-pubescent, sometimes only retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 3–7, cymes 1- or 2(or 3)-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 5–24 × 1–2 mm, margins entire; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, retrorsely hairy and 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 broadly lanceolate, 4–6.5 × 1.5–3 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla blue to violet or purple, with violet nectar guides, funnelform, (13–)15–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, tube 5–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4–6(–7) mm diam., slightly 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular, 1.1–1.3 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate; staminode 13–17 mm, exserted, 0.5–0.9 mm diam., tip straight, distal 7–9 mm sparsely yellow-pubescent, hairs to 1 mm; style 11–13 mm. |
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. |
6–8 × 3–5 mm, glabrous. |
4–5 × 3–4 mm, glabrous. |
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Flowering Jun–Jul. |
Flowering Apr–Jun. |
Sagebrush shrublands, juniper woodlands. |
Alluvial soils, open floodplain forests, open hardwood flatwoods, marsh margins, low prairies, wet depressions. |
1000–2100 m. (3300–6900 ft.) |
0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
ID; OR
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AR; LA; MO; MS; TX
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Penstemon seorsus is known from the southern Columbia Plateau and northwestern Great Basin. The species has been documented in Adams, Owyhee, and Washington counties, Idaho, and in Baker, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Malheur, and Wasco counties, Oregon. (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.) |
FNA vol. 17, p. 221. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 224. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
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. 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 |
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 |
P. linarioides var. seorsus |
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(A. Nelson) D. D. Keck: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 23: 595. (1940) |
Small: Fl. S.E. U.S., 1061, 1337. (1903) — (as Pentstemon) |
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