Penstemon cyananthus var. judyae

N. D. Atwood in S. L. Welsh et al.

Utah Fl. ed. 3, 622. 2003.

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 164. Mentioned on page 163.

Stems decumbent to ascending, 5–25 (–32) cm. Cauline leaves: blade ovate. Thyrses 2–6 cm, verticillasters 2–3. Flowers: calyx lobes lanceolate, apex acuminate; corolla 12–16 (–20) mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Alpine meadows.
Elevation: 2900–3300 m.

Discussion

Variety judyae is known primarily from the Wasatch Range from the vicinity of Lake Catherine (Salt Lake County) south to Mt. Timpanogos and Provo Peak (Utah County), and Mt. Nebo (Juab County). It also occurs on Duchesne Ridge at the western end of the Uinta Mountains (Wasatch County).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

acuminate +
Craig C. Freeman +
N. D. Atwood in S. L. Welsh et al. +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
not glaucous +  and puberulent +
cordate-clasping +  and clasping +
tapered +
Penstemon +
not +  and leathery +
1.3mm;2.6mm +
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not personate +, weakly bilabiate +  and strongly bilabiate +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
blue +  and violet +
ventricose +
ventricose-ampliate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
3-7-flowered +
pilose +  and lanate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
drupe-like +
2900–3300 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
Alpine meadows. +
white +, yellow +  and orange +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
membranous +
terminal +  and axillary +
persistent +  and deciduous +
cauline +  and basal +
not +  and leathery +
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
glutinous +
puberulent +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
lacerate +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
spreading +, erect +  and ascending +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
spreading;erect;ascending +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
sigmoid +  and navicular-sigmoid +
indehiscent +  and dehiscing +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
long-petiolate +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Utah Fl. ed. +
minute +
tan +  and brown or dark-brown +
angled +  and angled-elongate +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
papillate +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
reaching orifice +  and included +
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +
short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br />) +
glutinous +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
decumbent;ascending +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
not glaucous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely puberulent +
reduced +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
not +  and leathery +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
papillate +
denticulate +
Penstemon subg. Habroanthus +
Penstemon cyananthus var. judyae +
Penstemon cyananthus +
variety +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
2-ridged +  and inflated +
not constricted +
interrupted +  and continuous +
cylindric +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
straight +
smooth +  and papillate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
cauline +  and proximal +