Keckiella rothrockii
Brittonia 19: 203. 1967.
Common names: Rothrock’s keckiella
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon rothrockii A. Gray in A. Gray et al. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 260. 1878
Stems erect, 3–6 dm, densely short-hairy when young, not glaucous. Leaves subopposite or whorled (3s), subsessile; blade oblanceolate or lanceolate to widely obovate, 5–16 mm, margins entire or serrulate, sometimes with 3–7 undulations instead of teeth. Inflorescences spikelike racemes, short-hairy. Flowers: caly× 4–7 mm, lobes lanceolate; corolla brownish yellow, pale-yellow, or cream, purple or reddish brown-lined, 10–15 mm, tube plus distinct throat 7–11 mm, longer than adaxial lip, adaxial lip 4–5 mm; pollen-sacs 0.8–1.1 mm; staminode glabrous, usually included.
Distribution
Calif., Nev.
Discussion
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
1 | Corollas 10–12 mm, glabrescent; leaves canescent. | Keckiella rothrockii var. rothrockii |
1 | Corollas 13–15 mm, sparsely hairy; leaves glabrescent. | Keckiella rothrockii var. jacintensis |
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hooded +
hypogynous +
simple +
lanceolate;widely obovate +
absent +
absent +
reduced +
symmetric +
Rothrock’s keckiella +
bilabiate +
symmetric +
tubular +
drupe-like +
absent +
eglandular-hairy +
×4-7 +
bisexual +
packed +
white-membranous +
short-hairy +
subsessile +
drought-deciduous +
lanceolate +
small +
red-purple +
axile +
spiciform +
absent +
hypogynous +
connate +
absent +
absent +
2-carpellate +
explanate +
Brittonia +
1967 +
spikelike +
absent +
brown +
20;100 +
ovoid +
symmetric +
connate +
short-tubular +
Endemic +
didynamous +
adnate +
included +
absent +
glabrous +
filamentous +
equal +
climbing +
erect +
absent +
capitate +
absent +
Keckiella rothrockii +
Keckiella +
species +
distinct +
longer +
autotrophic +
fleshy +
absent +