familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon fruticiformis
varietyPenstemon fruticiformis var. fruticiformis

Penstemon fruticiformis var. fruticiformis

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 251. Mentioned on page 250.

Flowers: calyx lobes depressed-ovate to round or ovate, 3.5–5 × 3.2–5 mm; corolla 24–28 mm, glabrous externally.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1000–2100 m.

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Variety fruticiformis is known only from Inyo County. Some specimens from the Last Chance and Panamint ranges have broadly ovate to round calyx lobes and moderately glandular-pubescent corollas internally as in var. fruticiformis, but they also have corollas glandular-pubescent externally as in var. amargosae.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-1.5timescalyxlobes" 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 shape
obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Coville +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal quantity
few +
Base shape
tapered;truncate +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;lanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3.5mm;5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
depressed-ovate;round or ovate +
Calyx lobe width
3.2mm;5mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> - 1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> - 0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
Cauline leaf atypical length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> - 2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> +
Cauline leaf length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> - 6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> +
Cauline leaf quantity
6 - 12 +
Cauline leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Connective architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Connective dehiscence
dehiscing +
Connective orientation
explanate +
Connective pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla architecture
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
light pink +, lavender +  and bluish lavender +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla shape
cylindric-funnelform +, tubular-funnelform +  and ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> - 2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
moderately pilose +  and lanate +
Distal flower some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> - 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1000–2100 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament height or length or size
shorter +
Filament pubescence
glandular-puberulent +
Flower position
proximal +
Flower pubescence
hairy +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule arrangement
packed +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
septicidal +
Habitat
Gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands. +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hair coloration
yellow +
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 architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
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
serrulate +  and entire +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
denticulate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish 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 orientation
spreading +  and ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +  and opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> - 0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac relief
papillate +
Pollen-sac shape
denticulate +  and navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> - 2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Proximal flower pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Proximal flower some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> - 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> +
Publication title
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Publication year
1893 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 - 100 +
Seed coloration
brown +  and dark-brown or black +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
rounded +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> - 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 - 4 +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Side architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Side dehiscence
dehiscing +
Side orientation
explanate +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
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
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> +
Staminode position
exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 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 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 +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> - 60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 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
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> - 2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> +
Suture architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture dehiscence
dehiscing +
Suture orientation
explanate +
Suture pubescence
glabrous +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon fruticiformis var. fruticiformis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon fruticiformis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> - 1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> - 30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> +
Tip architecture
coiled +
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 - 8 +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +  and shrub +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +