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

Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri

(Lindley) Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al.

Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 385. 1959.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon scouleri Lindley Edwards’s Bot. Reg. 15: plate 1277. 1829
Synonyms: P. fruticosus subsp. scouleri (Lindley) Pennell & D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 89.

Leaves (5–) 8–48 × 3–8 mm, blade lanceolate, margins entire, serrate, or dentate, rarely sharply serrate or dentate. Flowers: corolla 35–48 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Cliffs, rock outcrops, rocky slopes, forest openings, roadcuts.
Elevation: 200–2200 m.

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Idaho, Wash.

Discussion

Variety scouleri is known from southwestern Alberta, southern British Columbia, northern Idaho, and northeastern Washington.

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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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
(Lindley) Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al. +
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
Penstemon scouleri +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade shape
lanceolate +
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
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 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
Alta. +, B.C. +, Idaho +  and Wash. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
200–2200 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
Cliffs, rock outcrops, rocky 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
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Leaf duration
persistent +
Leaf length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf pubescence
not +, glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Leaf quantity
2 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Leaf width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Publication year
1959 +
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 241.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 +
Synonyms
P. fruticosus subsp. scouleri +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri +
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 +