familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Elmigera
speciesPenstemon cardinalis
varietyPenstemon cardinalis var. cardinalis

Penstemon cardinalis var. cardinalis

Craig C. Freeman
IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 148. Mentioned on page 147.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaves not leathery, cauline blade elliptic to spatulate or ovate. Thyrses: proximal bracts ovate to lanceolate. Flowers: calyx lobes 1.6–3.5 (–4) × 1.4–2 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Canyons and rocky slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, pine forests.
Elevation: 2100–2700 m.

Distribution

N.Mex.

Discussion

Variety cardinalis is known from the Capitan and Sacramento mountains in Lincoln and Otero 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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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Abaxial lobe orientation
spreading +  and reflexed +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe orientation
projecting +  and erect +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
rounded +  and acute or mucronate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Wooton & Standley +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base architecture
truncate;broadly cordate-clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Basionyms
Elmigera +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
spatulate;elliptic ovate or subcordate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
1.6mm;3.5mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
1.4mm;2mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 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 /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical length
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (13.5 cm135 mm <br />0.135 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
3;7 +
Cauline blade shape
elliptic;spatulate or ovate +
Cauline blade width
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf architecture
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
not splitting +
Corolla architecture
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
red +  and crimson +
Corolla pubescence
yellow-villous +
Corolla shape
tubular +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +  and ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
2-4(-8)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
lanate +
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
N.Mex. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
2100–2700 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
Canyons and rocky slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, pine forests. +
Hair coloration
yellow +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Hair texture
membranous +
Illustration
Present +
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 architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
basal +
Leaf pubescence
not glaucous +  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
erose +  and entire +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin pubescence
glabrous +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish violet +
Node quantity
1 +
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 +
Papilla some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
indehiscent +  and dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position
proximal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/4 +  and 1/2 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Publication title
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Publication year
1913 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +  and dark-brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +
Seed some measurement
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Species growth form
shrubby +
Stamen architecture
didynamous +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen position
included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
exserted +  and included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
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
32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style position
exserted +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon cardinalis var. cardinalis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon cardinalis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Throat shape
rounded +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +
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 /> (44 cm440 mm <br />0.44 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
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 quantity
3 (15) +
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 +