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

Penstemon azureus var. azureus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 231.

Cauline leaves 10–65 × 4–20 mm, blade elliptic to ovate or lanceolate, base tapered to clasping or cordate-clasping. Flowers: calyx lobes obovate to oblong, 2.5–4.8 × 2–3.2 mm, apex cuspidate to mucronate. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: River benches, mesas, and slopes in oak, pine, or juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 500–2500 m.

Distribution

Calif., Oreg.

Discussion

Variety azureus is known from the Cascade, Klamath, and North Coast ranges, and in the Sierra Nevada from southwestern Oregon (Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties) south to Fresno County, 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
cuspidate +  and mucronate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Bentham +
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
cordate-clasping +  and clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Blade shape
elliptic;ovate or lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
2.5mm;4.8mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
obovate;oblong +
Calyx lobe width
2mm;3.2mm +
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
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 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. +  and Oreg. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
500–2500 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
River benches, mesas, and slopes in oak, pine, or juniper woodlands. +
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
Pl. Hartw., +
Publication year
1849 +
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 subg. Saccanthera +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon azureus var. azureus +
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 +