familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Penstemon
speciesPenstemon humilis
varietyPenstemon humilis var. obtusifolius

Penstemon humilis var. obtusifolius

(Pennell) Reveal

Great Basin Naturalist 35: 369. 1976.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon obtusifolius Pennell Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 370. 1920
Synonyms: P. humilis subsp. obtusifolius (Pennell) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 209.

Leaves: basal leaves glabrous, rarely ± puberulent along midvein and margins, (11–) 25–55 (–75) × (4–) 7–22 (–32) mm, cauline blade margins ± serrate. Flowers: corolla 10–13 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Pinyon-juniper and pine woodlands.
Elevation: 1500–3400 m.

Distribution

Utah.

Discussion

Variety obtusifolius is known only from Washington 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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Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Apex shape
acute +  and obtuse +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Pennell) Reveal +
Axis pubescence
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 leaf pubescence
Puberulent (?) +  and Glabrous (?) +
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 architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon obtusifolius +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade margin architecture or shape
serrate +
Blade shape
obovate;oblanceolate or lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
2.8mm;5mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1mm;1.9mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade quantity
2;4 +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
white +, blue +  and purple or violet +
Corolla pubescence
yellow-lanate +  and glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
2-6(-11)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
pilose +
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 +
Distribution
Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1500–3400 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
Pinyon-juniper and pine woodlands. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +  and yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 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 duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
not leathery +
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 relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +, serrate +  and serrulate +
Margin atypical length
5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Margin atypical width
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Margin pubescence
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
lacerate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Margin width
7mm +  and 22mm +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish violet +
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
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;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 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
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 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 architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical length
3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Proximal length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Publication title
Great Basin Naturalist +
Publication year
1976 +
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
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 atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
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 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
Stem coating
glutinous +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
decumbent;erect +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +  and hairy +
Stem some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 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
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
P. humilis subsp. obtusifolius +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon humilis var. obtusifolius +
Taxon parent
Penstemon humilis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 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 atypical some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (39 cm390 mm <br />0.39 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
9 (11) +
Verticillaster quantity
3 (9) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
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 +