familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Dasanthera
sectionPenstemon sect. Erianthera
speciesPenstemon fruticosus
varietyPenstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 89. Mentioned on page 92.

Leaves 15–50 (–60) × 5–12 mm, blade lanceolate to oblanceolate or elliptic, margins entire, serrate, or dentate, rarely sharply serrate or dentate. Flowers: corolla 28–40 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Rock outcrops, gravelly slopes, forest openings, roadcuts.
Elevation: 300–3000 m.

Distribution

B.C., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety fruticosus is known from the Cascade Range, Columbia Plateau, and southern part of the Northern Rocky Mountains, from southern British Columbia, through much of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon to southwestern Montana and northwestern Wyoming.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/3-3/4timescorollathroat" 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
not glaucous +  and glabrous +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Pursh) Greene +
Axis pubescence
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Basionyms
Gerardia fruticosa +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade shape
lanceolate;oblanceolate or elliptic +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
9mm;13mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate;linear +
Calyx lobe width
1.8mm;3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 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
sessile +, short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and lined +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
bluish lavender +  and purplish or violet +
Corolla pubescence
villous +, white-lanate +  and glabrous +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +  and ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Distal atypical length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Distal flower pubescence
pubescent +
Distal flower some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distal length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Distal size
usually distinctly smaller +
Distal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Distribution
B.C. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
300–3000 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
Rock outcrops, gravelly slopes, forest openings, roadcuts. +
Hair coloration
yellow +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 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 arrangement
subopposite +  and opposite +
Leaf atypical length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf pubescence
not +, glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Leaf quantity
2 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Leaf width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
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
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
Margin pubescence
glandular +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
herbaceous +  and scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
bluish lavender +
Nectar guide prominence
faint +
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
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Proximal bract length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Publication title
Pittonia +
Publication year
1892 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +
Seed some measurement
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-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
lanate +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V17/V17 240.xml +
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
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 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 +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Stem some measurement
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 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
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon fruticosus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +, continuous +  and more or less interrupted +
Thyrse shape
conic +  and cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tube atypical some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
2 (7) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +, cespitose +  and shrub +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +