familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Saccanthera
speciesPenstemon heterophyllus
varietyPenstemon heterophyllus var. australis

Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis

Munz & I. M. Johnston

Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 23: 40. 1924.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon heterophyllus subsp. australis (Munz & I. M. Johnston) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 235.

Stems retrorsely hairy. Leaves: axillary fascicles present, sometimes absent; cauline 15–45 × 0.5–4 mm. Thyrses: axis retrorsely hairy. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Grasslands, chaparral, forest openings.
Elevation: 50–1700 m.

Distribution

Calif.

Discussion

Variety australis occurs in west-central and southwestern California from Colusa County to San Diego County.

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
32 +  and 16 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Munz & I. M. Johnston +
Axis pubescence
hairy +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
subalternate +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
opposite +
Basal leaf presence
absent +
Basal leaf pubescence
Retrorsely hairy (?) +  and Puberulent (?) +
Basal leaf quantity
essentially +
Basal position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Basal pubescence
not +, glaucous +, glandular-pubescent +, hirsute +, pilose +, canescent +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
Basal quantity
few +
Basal texture
leathery +
Base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;lanceolate or linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
2.6mm;6mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1.3mm;3.3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Cauline leaf length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
5 (11) +
Cauline leaf width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and violet or purple +
Corolla coloration or density
purple +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1(-3)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
50–1700 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
Grasslands, chaparral, forest openings. +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair location
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
Hair pubescence
glaucous +
Hair shape
pointed +
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 arrangement
fascicles +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
axillary +
Leaf presence
absent +
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
entire +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
ciliolate +, pubescent +, puberulent +, scabrous +, glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
lacerate +, laciniate-pinnatifid +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
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 fixation or orientation
appressed +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Peduncle fixation or orientation
appressed +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
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 architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
parallel +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
indehiscent +
Pollen-sac distance
0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/3 +  and 1/2 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Publication title
Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
Publication year
1924 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +, gray +  and tan +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
patelliform +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.34 cm3.4 mm <br />0.0034 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
pubescent +  and lanate +
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
exserted +  and 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 pubescence
glabrous +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 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
hairy +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 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
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
Penstemon heterophyllus subsp. australis +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon heterophyllus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
continuous +  and interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (32 cm320 mm <br />0.32 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
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
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
3 (5) +
Verticillaster quantity
5 (14) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
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 +