familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Saccanthera
speciesPenstemon azureus
varietyPenstemon azureus var. angustissimus

Penstemon azureus var. angustissimus

A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 272. 1878.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon azureus subsp. angustissimus (A. Gray) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 232. Mentioned on page 231.

Cauline leaves 40–90 × 2–6 mm, blade lanceolate to linear, base tapered to clasping. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate, 5–6.5 × 1.4–2.3 mm, apex acuminate to caudate. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Moist woodlands, forests.
Elevation: 300–700 m.

Distribution

Calif.

Discussion

Variety angustissimus occurs in northern and central California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

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2n chromosome quantity
48 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
acuminate +  and caudate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
A. Gray in A. Gray et al. +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
subalternate +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Basal pubescence
not +, glaucous +, glandular-pubescent +, hirsute +, pilose +, canescent +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
Basal quantity
few +
Basal stem arrangement
opposite +
Basal stem position
basal +
Basal stem pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Basal stem quantity
few +
Basal texture
leathery +
Base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Blade shape
lanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
5mm;6.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
1.4mm;2.3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade quantity
3;20 +
Cauline leaf architecture
short-petiolate +, petiolate +  and sessile +
Cauline leaf length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
violet +  and blue +
Corolla coloration or density
purple +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +  and ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
300–700 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 woodlands, forests. +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair location
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 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 shape
entire +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
ciliolate +, pubescent +, puberulent +, scabrous +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
lacerate +, laciniate-pinnatifid +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration or density
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 fixation or orientation
appressed +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle fixation or orientation
appressed +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Aug. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
parallel +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
indehiscent +
Pollen-sac distance
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/3 +  and 1/2 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal bract length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Proximal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Publication title
Syn. Fl. N. Amer. +
Publication year
1878 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +, gray +  and tan +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
patelliform +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
hispidulous +  and pilose +
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
exserted +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode pubescence
glabrous +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
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
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Stem some measurement
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 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
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
Penstemon azureus subsp. angustissimus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon azureus var. angustissimus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon azureus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +, continuous +  and interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (31 cm310 mm <br />0.31 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
3 (10) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism position
cauline +  and proximal +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +