familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Penstemon
speciesPenstemon gairdneri
varietyPenstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

Craig C. Freeman
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Penstemon gairdneri subsp. hians (Piper) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 204. Mentioned on page 201.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems 6–20 (–35) cm. Leaves alternate.


Phenology: Flowering (Apr–)May–Jun.
Habitat: Rock outcrops, sagebrush shrublands, prairies.
Elevation: 100–1800 m.

Distribution

Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

D. D. Keck (1940b) recognized three subspecies of Penstemon gairdneri: subsp. gairdneri, subsp. hians, and subsp. oreganus. He distinguished the two alternate-leaved subspecies (subsp. gairdneri and subsp. hians) on the basis of corolla color (rose purple versus lavender-purple with blue limb, respectively) and limb size (15–20 mm diam. versus 12–14 mm diam., respectively), acknowledging considerable variation in limb size in the former.

Variety gairdneri occurs in eastern Oregon and central Washington. Its range overlaps with that of var. oreganus in southeastern Oregon.

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 shape
acute +, rounded +  and obtuse or acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Hooker +
Axis pubescence
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
alternate +, subopposite +, whorled +  and opposite +
Basal coating
glaucescent +
Basal development
developed +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal pubescence
rarely +, not glaucous +, glabrate +, pubescent +, hairy +, glandular-lanate +, glandular-pubescent +, puberulent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
Basal texture
not +  and leathery +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
5mm;8.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and puberulent +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1.7mm;2.7mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.53 cm5.3 mm <br />0.0053 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
8;12 +
Cauline blade width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
personate +, not personate +, bilabiate +  and symmetric +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
violet +  and blue or purple +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
ventricose +, tubular +  and tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Distal flower pubescence
pubescent +
Distal flower some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
100–1800 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, sagebrush shrublands, prairies. +
Hair coloration
yellow +
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
Present +
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
alternate +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf pubescence
hairy +
Leaf texture
not leathery +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture or relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
lacerate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin shape or vernation
revolute +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish +
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
erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
erect +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering (Apr–)May–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +  and 2/3 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Publication title
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
Publication year
1838 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed atypical some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Seed coloration
black +, gray +, brown +  and tan +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +  and slightly rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and 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
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 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
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +  and hairy +
Stem some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 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 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
Penstemon gairdneri subsp. hians +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri +
Taxon parent
Penstemon gairdneri +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +  and interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
3 (12) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism position
cauline +  and proximal +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +