familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Coerulei
speciesPenstemon angustifolius
varietyPenstemon angustifolius var. dulcis

Penstemon angustifolius var. dulcis

Neese

Great Basin Naturalist 46: 459. 1986.

Craig C. Freeman
Common names: Sweet beardtongue
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 115. Mentioned on page 114.

Stems 27–45 cm, glabrous. Cauline leaves 5–8 pairs, blade lanceolate to linear. Thyrses: proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate. Flowers: corolla pink, 13–17 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Sand dunes, sagebrush, saltbush, juniper communities.
Elevation: 1400–1700 m.

Distribution

Utah.

Discussion

Variety dulcis is known from Juab and Millard counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Neese +
Axis coating
glutinous +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Axis pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal stem position
basal +
Basal stem pubescence
glabrous +
Basal stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal stem size
not reduced +
Base architecture or fixation
cordate-clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
4mm;8mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1mm;2.5mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical width
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (11.3 cm113 mm <br />0.113 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
2;8 +
Cauline blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
5 (8) +
Common name
Sweet beardtongue +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
pink +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +  and white-pubescent +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
(2-)4-8(-10)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distal part pubescence
villous +
Distal part some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Distribution
Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1400–1700 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule arrangement
packed +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
septicidal +
Habitat
Sand dunes, sagebrush, saltbush, juniper communities. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Hair texture
membranous +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Lateral branch architecture
cymose +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture
erose +  and entire +
Margin architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +  and violet +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary arrangement
axile +  and parietal +
Ovary placentation
axile +
Ovary position
basal +, apical +  and superior +
Ovule architecture
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
Ovule orientation
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
Panicle architecture
spiciform +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (9.8 cm98 mm <br />0.098 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Publication title
Great Basin Naturalist +
Publication year
1986 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
dark-brown +  and brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
disciform +, angled-elongate +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.54 cm5.4 mm <br />0.0054 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Species growth form
shrubby +
Stamen architecture
didynamous +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen length or size
longer +
Stamen position
included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +  and exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture
short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending;erect +
Stem position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Stem texture
leathery +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon angustifolius var. dulcis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon angustifolius +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +  and continuous +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (37 cm370 mm <br />0.37 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
15 (26) +
Verticillaster quantity
5 (15) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism architecture
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
Whole-organism position
cauline +  and proximal +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +