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Keckiella ternata
Brittonia 19: 204. 1967.
Common names: Scarlet keckiella
Basionym: Penstemon ternatus Torrey e× A. Gray in W. H. Emory Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 115. 1859
Stems spreading to erect, 5–25 dm, glabrous when young, glaucous. Leaves whorled (3s), sometimes opposite; blade linear to narrowly oblanceolate or lanceolate, 15–60 mm, margins 4–10-toothed. Inflorescences panicles, glabrous or glandular-hairy. Flowers: caly× 3.8–7.2 mm, lobes lanceolate to ovate; corolla red, 21–31 mm, tube plus indistinct throat 16–24 mm, adaxial lip 5.5–9.5 mm; pollen-sacs 0.8–1.1 mm; staminode densely yellow-hairy, included.
Distribution
Calif., nw Mexico
Discussion
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Key
| 1 | Calyces glabrous, 4.5–7.2 mm. | Keckiella ternata var. ternata |
| 1 | Calyces glandular, 3.8–5.5 mm. | Keckiella ternata var. septentrionalis |
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
... more about "Keckiella ternata"
hooded +
hypogynous +
simple +
linear;narrowly oblanceolate or lanceolate +
absent +
absent +
reduced +
symmetric +
Scarlet keckiella +
bilabiate +
symmetric +
tubular +
drupe-like +
absent +
eglandular-hairy +
×3.8-7.2 +
bisexual +
packed +
white-membranous +
drought-deciduous +
lanceolate;ovate +
4-10-toothed +
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 +
didynamous +
adnate +
included +
absent +
yellow-hairy +
filamentous +
equal +
climbing +
spreading;erect +
absent +
capitate +
absent +
Keckiella ternata +
Keckiella +
species +
indistinct +
autotrophic +
fleshy +
absent +