familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Penstemon
speciesPenstemon attenuatus
varietyPenstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus

Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus

(Rydberg) Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al.

Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 373. 1959.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon pseudoprocerus Rydberg Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 346. 1900
Synonyms: P. attenuatus subsp. pseudoprocerus (Rydberg) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 195. Mentioned on page 194.

Stems (2–) 5–40 cm. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate, obovate, ovate-oblong, or lanceolate, margins erose or lacerate; corolla bluish purple, 12–16 mm; pollen-sacs 0.7–0.8 mm, dehiscing completely, connective splitting, sutures smooth, sometimes ± papillate. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Moist hillsides, rocky slopes, subalpine and alpine meadows.
Elevation: 1600–3200 m.

Distribution

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Idaho, Mont., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety pseudoprocerus is concentrated in the Central Rocky Mountains in eastern Idaho, southwestern Montana, and northwestern Wyoming.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
48 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Apex shape
acuminate +  and short-caudate or long-acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
- Rydberg Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al. +
Axis pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
alternate +, subopposite +, whorled +  and opposite +
Basal coating
glaucescent +
Basal development
developed +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal pubescence
rarely +, not glaucous +, glabrate +, pubescent +, hairy +, glandular-lanate +, glandular-pubescent +, puberulent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
Basal texture
not +  and leathery +
Base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon pseudoprocerus +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;spatulate;obovate or elliptic +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3.2mm;7.5mm +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate;ovate-oblong;lanceolate;ovate-oblong;obovate;ovate +
Calyx lobe width
0.9mm;2.6mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> - 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical quantity
5 - 7 +
Cauline blade quantity
2;5 +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
personate +, not personate +, bilabiate +  and symmetric +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
bluish purple +
Corolla pubescence
white-lanate +  and glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> - 1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> +
Cyme architecture
2-8-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
pilose +
Distal flower some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> - 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Idaho +, Mont. +  and Wyo. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1600–3200 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
Moist hillsides, rocky slopes, subalpine and alpine meadows. +
Hair coloration
yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> - 0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 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
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
not leathery +
Lobe quantity
5 - ? +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture or relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
lacerate +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +
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
erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +  and slightly saccate +
Proximal architecture
long-petiolate +
Proximal atypical length
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> - 13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> +
Proximal atypical width
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> - 3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br /> +
Proximal bract atypical length
5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> - 8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> +
Proximal bract atypical width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> - 2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> +
Proximal bract length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> - 5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> +
Proximal height or length or size
short +
Proximal length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> - 9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> +
Proximal shape
oblanceolate +
Proximal width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> +
Publication title
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Publication year
1959 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 - 100 +
Seed atypical some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> +
Seed coloration
black +, gray +, brown +  and tan +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +  and slightly rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 - 4 +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V17/V17 468.xml +
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
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> +
Staminode position
exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> - ? +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> - ? +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> - 5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> +
Stem coating
glutinous +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending;erect +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Stem some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> - 40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> +
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 +
Synonyms
P. attenuatus subsp. pseudoprocerus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon attenuatus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> - 27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br /> +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Verticillaster quantity
2 - 7 +
Volume
Volume 17 +
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 +