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

Penstemon leiophyllus var. leiophyllus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 171.

Stems 15–55 (–80) cm. Cauline leaves 18–70 × 4–20 mm, blade lanceolate, usually flat and straight. Flowers: corolla 20–32 mm, glabrous, rarely white-lanate, internally abaxially.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Spruce forests, pine-aspen woodlands.
Elevation: 1700–3400 m.

Distribution

Utah.

Discussion

Variety leiophyllus is known from the Markagunt and Paunsaugunt plateaus and Pine Valley Mountains (Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington counties). Some collections from the Pine Valley Mountains have corollas that are white-lanate internally abaxially.

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 shape
obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Pennell +
Axis architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Axis pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon +
Blade course
straight +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade shape
lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.38 cm3.8 mm <br />0.0038 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
4.5mm;8.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1.6mm;3.8mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade quantity
2;7 +
Cauline leaf length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
not splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +, weakly bilabiate +  and strongly bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
violet +  and blue or purple +
Corolla pubescence
white-lanate +  and glabrous +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal flower relief
papillate +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1700–3400 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
Spruce forests, pine-aspen woodlands. +
Hair coloration
orangish yellow +  and yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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
not glaucous +  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 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
lacerate +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +  and 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 +
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
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;erect;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +  and nearly opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
sigmoid +  and navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
indehiscent +  and dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position
proximal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Proximal length
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Publication title
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Publication year
1920 +
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
glabrous +
Side relief
papillate +
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 /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 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
55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 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;erect +
Stem position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +  and glabrous +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br />) +
Stem texture
not +  and 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
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
Penstemon subg. Habroanthus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon leiophyllus var. leiophyllus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon leiophyllus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +, continuous +  and interrupted +
Thyrse arrangement
subsecund +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip position or shape
distal +
Tip pubescence
pilose +
Tip some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Tooth relief
smooth +  and papillate +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
8 (12) +
Verticillaster quantity
2 (8) +
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 +