familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Saccanthera
speciesPenstemon laetus
varietyPenstemon laetus var. leptosepalus

Penstemon laetus var. leptosepalus

Greene ex A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. 2, 2(1): 442. 1886.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon laetus subsp. leptosepalus (Greene ex A. Gray) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 237.

Flowers: calyx lobes lanceolate, 7–11 × 1–2 mm; anthers ovate to elliptic in outline, pollen-sacs 2–2.7 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Pine forests, pine-oak woodlands.
Elevation: 400–1700 m.

Distribution

Calif.

Discussion

Variety leptosepalus occurs in the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascade Range.

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 +
Anther shape
ovate;elliptic +
Apex shape
acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Greene ex A. Gray in A. Gray et al. +
Axis pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
subalternate +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
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 shape
tapered to truncate +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;lanceolate or linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
7mm;11mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1mm;2mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 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 /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf quantity
4 (8) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla character
diam +
Corolla coloration
violet +  and blue or purple +
Corolla coloration or density
purple +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-5-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
400–1700 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
Pine forests, pine-oak woodlands. +
Hair coloration
white +
Hair location
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Hair pubescence
not glaucous +  and glabrate +
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
opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +
Leaf pubescence
hairy +  and puberulent +
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 +
Nectar guide coloration
violet +
Nectar throat coloration
violet +
Nectar tube coloration
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 fixation or orientation
appressed +
Pedicel orientation
spreading +  and ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle fixation or orientation
appressed +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–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
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +  and 1/3 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal atypical length
8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Proximal bract arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Proximal bract length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Proximal length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Publication title
Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. +
Publication year
1886 +
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 +
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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 diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +  and exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode pubescence
glabrous +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 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
decumbent;ascending or erect +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
hairy +
Stem some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (90 cm900 mm <br />0.9 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
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
Penstemon laetus subsp. leptosepalus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon laetus var. leptosepalus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon laetus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
rounded +  and 2-ridged +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (43 cm430 mm <br />0.43 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Verticillaster quantity
6 (12) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +  and herb +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +