familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Glabri
speciesPenstemon glaber
varietyPenstemon glaber var. alpinus

Penstemon glaber var. alpinus

(Torrey) A. Gray

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 6: 60. 1862.

Craig C. Freeman
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Penstemon alpinus Torrey Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 35. 1823
Synonyms: P. alpinus subsp. magnus (Pennell) Penland
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 169. Mentioned on page 168.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stems glabrous or puberulent proximally. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate, 3.8–9.5 × 1.3–3.3 mm, apex long-acuminate; corolla 24–35 mm, sparsely to moderately white-lanate internally abaxially; staminode apex rounded or bifurcate. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly slopes and banks in shortgrass prairies, foothills, mountains.
Elevation: 1500–2900 m.

Distribution

Colo., Nebr., N.Mex., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety alpinus occurs in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains on gravelly, granitic slopes, and roadcuts. The type of Penstemon magnus Pennell, on which P. alpinus subsp. magnus is based, was collected in Jackson County, Colorado. The specimen is in poor condition but has calyx lobes to 8 mm with apices short- to long-acuminate; it is tentatively assigned 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 shape
long-acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Torrey) A. Gray +
Axis architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Axis pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base shape
truncate;cordate +
Basionyms
Penstemon alpinus +
Blade shape
lanceolate;obovate;oblanceolate or lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3.8mm;9.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
1.3mm;3.3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical length
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Cauline blade atypical quantity
6 (8) +
Cauline blade atypical width
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.3 cm43 mm <br />0.043 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
3;6 +
Cauline blade width
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
not splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +, weakly bilabiate +  and strongly bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and violet +
Corolla pubescence
white-lanate +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
2-4-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
lanate +
Distal flower relief
papillate +
Distal flower some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Colo. +, Nebr. +, N.Mex. +  and Wyo. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1500–2900 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
Sandy or gravelly slopes and banks in shortgrass prairies, foothills, mountains. +
Hair coloration
pale-yellow +, tan +  and white +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
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
undulate +
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 +
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
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Pedicel some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;erect;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep). +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac course or shape
sigmoid +  and navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position
proximal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +  and 1/3 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
Publication title
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. +
Publication year
1862 +
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
hirsute +
Side relief
papillate +
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 apex shape
bifurcate +  and rounded +
Staminode atypical some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Staminode diameter
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
Staminode position
exserted +  and included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (?) +  and 2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 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
65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Stem coating
glutinous +
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
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
Stem texture
not 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
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
P. alpinus subsp. magnus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon glaber var. alpinus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon glaber +
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
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +  and continuous +
Thyrse arrangement
subsecund +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tip shape
rounded +  and distinctly bifurcate +
Tooth relief
smooth +  and papillate +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Verticillaster quantity
5 (12) +
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 +