familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Glabri
speciesPenstemon cyananthus
varietyPenstemon cyananthus var. subglaber

Penstemon cyananthus var. subglaber

(A. Gray) N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 31: 105. 1979.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon fremontii var. subglaber A. Gray in A. Gray et al. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 262. 1878
Synonyms: P. cyananthus subsp. subglaber (A. Gray) Pennell
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 164. Mentioned on page 163.

Stems ascending to erect, 22–70 (–90) cm. Cauline leaves: blade lanceolate to oblanceolate. Thyrses 5–21 cm, verticillasters 4–11. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, apex acute to cuspidate, rarely acuminate; corolla 16–25 (–28) mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Clayey soils, sagebrush shrublands.
Elevation: 1400–2900 m.

Distribution

Idaho, Mont., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

Variety subglaber is easily confused with individuals of Penstemon subglaber with sparsely glandular-pubescent corollas; calyx lobe shape and anther morphology usually distinguish the two reliably. Penstemon holmgrenii S. L. Clark is an invalid name that applies here.

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 quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acuminate +, acute +  and cuspidate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(A. Gray) N. H. Holmgren +
Axis architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal stem position
basal +
Basal stem pubescence
not glaucous +  and puberulent +
Base architecture or fixation
cordate-clasping +  and clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon fremontii var. subglaber +
Blade shape
lanceolate;oblanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3mm;6.5mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1.3mm;2.6mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 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 /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade quantity
1;6 +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
not splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +, weakly bilabiate +  and strongly bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and violet +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
3-7-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
pilose +  and lanate +
Distal flower relief
papillate +
Distal flower some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Idaho +, Mont. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1400–2900 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
Clayey soils, sagebrush shrublands. +
Hair coloration
white +, yellow +  and orange +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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 +
Leaf pubescence
glabrous +
Leaf texture
not +  and leathery +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Margin architecture or relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin pubescence
puberulent +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
lacerate +
Margin texture
scarious +
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 pubescence
glabrous +
Papilla some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Pedicel orientation
spreading +, erect +  and ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Pedicel some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;erect;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Jul. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac course or shape
sigmoid +  and navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
indehiscent +  and dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position
proximal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/4 +  and 1/3 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal architecture
long-petiolate +
Proximal atypical width
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Proximal height or length or size
short +
Proximal length
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Publication title
Brittonia +
Publication year
1979 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
tan +  and brown or dark-brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +  and angled-elongate +
Seed some measurement
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
hispid +
Side relief
papillate +
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
included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
reaching orifice +  and included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture
short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 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
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +, glabrous or +  and sparsely densely puberulent +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
Stem texture
not +  and leathery +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
P. cyananthus subsp. subglaber +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon cyananthus var. subglaber +
Taxon parent
Penstemon cyananthus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +  and continuous +
Thyrse arrangement
subsecund +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (21 cm210 mm <br />0.21 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tooth relief
smooth +  and papillate +
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 /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
4 (11) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
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 +