Heller's beardtongue
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trumpet penstemon, tube beardtongue, white wand beardtongue
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Herbs. |
erect, 30–65 cm, retrorsely hairy. |
erect, 25–85(–100) cm, glabrous, not glaucous. |
basal and cauline or, sometimes, basal absent or withering, not leathery to ± leathery, glabrous or retrorsely hairy along midvein and, sometimes, along margins; basal and proximal cauline petiolate, 22–120(–190) × 7–40(–65) mm, blade oblanceolate to elliptic, base tapered, margins entire or serrate to dentate, apex obtuse to acute; cauline 6–8(–10) pairs, sessile, 30–95(–115) × 7–30 mm, blade ovate to lanceolate to linear, base tapered to cordate clasping, margins entire or serrate, apex acute. |
basal and cauline, basal often withering by anthesis, not leathery, glabrous; basal and proximal cauline 25–110 × 6–38 mm, blade spatulate to ovate, base tapered, margins entire or ± serrate, apex rounded to obtuse; cauline 5–8(–10) pairs, sessile, 15–100(–135) × 4–20(–38) mm, blade ovate to lanceolate, base tapered to clasping, margins entire or ± serrate, apex acute to acuminate. |
interrupted, cylindric, 5–20 cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters (3–)4–6, cymes 2–4(–6)-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 14–50 × 6–17 mm; peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. |
interrupted, cylindric, 8–30(–40) cm, axis glandular-pubescent, verticillasters 4–8(–12), cymes 3–9-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate, 9–50 × 2–10 mm, margins entire or ± serrulate; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous or glandular-pubescent. |
calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 6.5–13 × 2.5–4.8 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla pink to pinkish red or reddish violet, with red or crimson nectar guides, ventricose, 22–35 mm, glandular-pubescent internally, tube 8–11 mm, throat gradually inflated, not constricted at orifice, 10–13 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens: longer pair exserted, pollen sacs opposite, explanate, 0.9–1.2 mm, dehiscing completely, sutures smooth; staminode 17–20 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.4–0.6 mm diam., tip straight to recurved, distal 8–12 mm sparsely to moderately pilose, hairs yellow, to 1 mm; style 18–24 mm. |
calyx lobes ovate, 2.5–5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glandular-pubescent; corolla white, without nectar guides, funnelform, 15–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, glandular-pubescent internally, tube slightly differentiated, 5–7 mm, throat slightly inflated, 4–6 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included or longer pair reaching orifice, pollen sacs divergent, explanate, 0.8–1 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sides glabrous, sutures smooth; staminode 9–11 mm, included or reaching orifice, 0.2–0.3 mm diam., tip recurved, distal 3–4 mm sparsely villous, hairs yellowish or brownish yellow, to 0.8 mm; style 10–12 mm. |
(7–)11–14 × 5–8.5 mm. |
7–10 × 3–5 mm, glabrous. |
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Flowering May–Jul. |
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Tallgrass prairies, woodlands, roadsides. |
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20–600 m. (100–2000 ft.) |
TX; n Mexico
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AR; CT; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; ME; MO; MS; NE; NH; NY; OH; PA; RI; TN; TX; VT; WI; ON
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Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). Penstemon triflorus occurs largely on the Edwards Plateau, though a few populations are known from adjacent physiographic provinces in central Texas. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Penstemon tubaeflorus is concentrated in the southeastern Great Plains and Ozark Highlands, where it probably is native. Penstemon tubaeflorus appears to have naturalized eastward and northward in North America due to habitat disturbance and planting. Sometimes it grows in mixed populations with P. digitalis. Fruiting specimens of P. tubaeflorus often are misidentified as P. digitalis; the former can be distinguished by its more cylindric inflorescences with erect peduncles and smaller capsules. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
1. Cauline leaf blades ovate to lanceolate, margins sharply serrate; calyx lobes 8–13 × 3–4.8 mm; corollas 30–35 mm. | var. triflorus |
1. Cauline leaf blades lanceolate to linear, margins entire or obscurely, rarely sharply, serrate; calyx lobes 6.5–8.5 × 2.4–3.5 mm; corollas 22–30 mm. | var. integrifolius |
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FNA vol. 17, p. 142. |
FNA vol. 17, p. 225. |
Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Cristati |
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. tenuis, P. teucrioides, P. thompsoniae, P. thurberi, P. tidestromii, P. tiehmii, P. tracyi, P. triflorus, P. triphyllus, 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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P. tubaeflorus var. achoreus |
A. Heller: Contr. Herb. Franklin Marshall Coll. 1: 92, plate 8. (1895) — (as Pentstemon) |
Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 5: 181. (1835) — (as Pentstemon tubaeflorum) |
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