Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius

A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 267. 1878.

Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon humilis subsp. brevifolius (A. Gray) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 209.

Leaves: basal leaves glabrous, sometimes ± puberulent, especially along midvein and margins, (10–) 15–67 × (2–) 4–20 mm, cauline blade margins entire. Flowers: corolla 8–13 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests, alpine meadows.
Elevation: 1700–3400 m.

Discussion

Variety brevifolius is known from the northern Wasatch Range. The variety has been documented in Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

glandular-pubescent +
acute +  and obtuse +
Craig C. Freeman +
A. Gray in A. Gray et al. +
glandular-pubescent +
alternate +, subopposite +, whorled +  and opposite +
glaucescent +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6.7 cm67 mm <br />0.067 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
rarely +, not glaucous +, glabrate +, pubescent +, hairy +, glandular-lanate +, glandular-pubescent +, puberulent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
not +  and leathery +
tapered;tapered +
obovate;oblanceolate or lanceolate +
not +  and leathery +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
ovate;lanceolate +
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
not personate +  and bilabiate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
white +, blue +  and purple or violet +
yellow-lanate +  and glandular-pubescent +
tubular-funnelform +
ampliate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
2-6(-11)-flowered +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
drupe-like +
1700–3400 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
Sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests, alpine meadows. +
golden yellow +  and yellow +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
membranous +
terminal +  and axillary +
persistent +  and deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
hairy +  and glabrous +
not leathery +
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
erose +  and entire +
entire +, serrate +  and serrulate +
glutinous +
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
lacerate +, toothed +  and entire +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
ascending +  and erect +
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
ascending;erect +
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering May–Jul. +
navicular-sigmoid +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
1/5 +  and 2/3 +
short-petiolate +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br />) +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Syn. Fl. N. Amer. +
minute +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
black +, gray +, brown +  and tan +
angled +  and slightly rounded +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
glutinous +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
decumbent;erect +
not glaucous +  and hairy +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
papillate +  and smooth +
denticulate +
Penstemon humilis subsp. brevifolius +
Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius +
Penstemon humilis +
variety +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
2-ridged +  and inflated +
not constricted +
secund +  and interrupted +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (39 cm390 mm <br />0.39 m <br />) +
cylindric +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
straight +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cauline +  and proximal +