fine tooth penstemon, fine-tooth beardtongue, subserrate beardtongue
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red desert beardtongue, sand penstemon
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Herbs. |
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ascending to erect, 20–80 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, rarely sparsely glandular-pubescent, not glaucous. |
decumbent to ascending, (4–)7–18(–30) cm, glabrous. |
basal and cauline, not leathery, glabrous or puberulent (especially on petiole and along major veins and margins); basal and proximal cauline 30–120(–160) × 4–32 mm, blade ovate to elliptic, rarely spatulate, base tapered, margins serrate to serrulate or entire, apex obtuse to acute, rarely rounded; cauline 2–6 pairs, sessile, 20–75 × 5–27 mm, blade lanceolate to oblong, base truncate to clasping, margins serrate to serrulate, sometimes entire, apex obtuse to acute or acuminate. |
basal and cauline, glabrous; basal and proximal cauline 21–50(–70) × 4–11(–17) mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate, base tapered, apex rounded to obtuse, acute, or mucronate; cauline 2–5 pairs, short-petiolate or sessile, 21–58 × 3–11 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate, base tapered to clasping, apex obtuse to acute or mucronate. |
interrupted, cylindric to narrowly conic, 18–37 cm, axis moderately to densely glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 5–11, cymes 3–11-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 25–60 × 9–30 mm, margins serrate to serrulate, sometimes entire; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glandular-pubescent. |
continuous, cylindric, 3–14 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters 4–9, cymes (1 or)2–6-flowered; proximal bracts oblanceolate to lanceolate, 13–60 × 5–16 mm; peduncles and pedicels glabrous. |
calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–5 × 1.4–2.5 mm, margins narrowly to broadly scarious, glandular-pubescent to densely glandular-pubescent; corolla blue to violet or purple, with reddish purple nectar guides, funnelform, 12–18 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, moderately white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–5 mm, throat slightly inflated, 3–6 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs opposite, navicular to subexplanate, 0.7–1.1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures papillate; staminode 8–10 mm, included, 0.3–0.5 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 2–3 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow or yellow-orange, to 1.5 mm; style 8–11 mm. |
calyx lobes lanceolate, 4–6.2(–7.5) × 0.9–1.6 mm, margins entire or erose, narrowly scarious, glabrous; corolla blue to violet, with reddish purple nectar guides, tubular-funnelform, (10–)12–15 mm, glabrous externally, sparsely white-pubescent internally abaxially or glabrous, tube 4–5 mm, throat gradually inflated, 4.5–5.5 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen sacs divergent, 0.7–0.8 mm, sutures smooth or obscurely papillate; staminode 6–8 mm, included, 0.8–1 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 3–4 mm densely pubescent, hairs golden yellow, to 1 mm; style 8–10 mm. |
4–5 × 3–4 mm, glabrous. |
6–10(–12) × 5–6 mm. |
= 32. |
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Flowering May–Jul. |
Flowering May–Jun. |
Open slopes in pine forests and pine-oak woodlands. |
Sandy or shaley soils, sagebrush shrublands. |
30–1800 m. (100–5900 ft.) |
1800–2400 m. (5900–7900 ft.) |
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Penstemon subserratus occurs along the eastern flank of the Cascade Range. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon arenicola occurs throughout much of the western two-thirds of Wyoming. Specimens documenting occurrence of the species in Colorado and Montana have not been seen. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
FNA vol. 17, p. 223. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 116. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Coerulei |
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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. 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. 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 |
Pennell: Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 13. (1941) |
A. Nelson: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 280. (1898) — (as Pentstemon) |
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