familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Coerulei
speciesPenstemon lentus
varietyPenstemon lentus var. lentus

Penstemon lentus var. lentus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 120.

Flowers: corolla lavender to violet, blue, or pinkish blue.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands, ponderosa pine forests.
Elevation: 1300–2600 m.

Distribution

Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Utah.

Discussion

Variety lentus is known from southwestern Colorado, where it has been documented in Archuleta, Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, and San Miguel counties; it occurs also in Apache and Navajo counties, Arizona, McKinley and San Juan counties, New Mexico, and San Juan County, Utah.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

... more about "Penstemon lentus var. lentus"
RDF feed
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
mucronate +, obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Pennell +
Axis coating
glutinous +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Axis pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base architecture or fixation
cordate-clasping +  and clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;ovate or elliptic +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.67 cm6.7 mm <br />0.0067 m <br /> (0.72 cm7.2 mm <br />0.0072 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe atypical width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.37 cm3.7 mm <br />0.0037 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
5mm;6.7mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
2mm;3mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
2;4 +
Cauline blade width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
lavender +  and violet blue or pinkish blue +
Corolla pubescence
hairy +, glabrous +  and glandular +
Corolla shape
tubular-salverform +, ventricose +  and tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
villous +
Distal flower some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Colo. +, N.Mex. +  and Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1300–2600 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
Sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands, ponderosa pine forests. +
Hair coloration
yellowish +
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
glabrous +
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 function or pubescence
glandular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin pubescence
glabrous +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Margin shape
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 orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
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
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3.8 cm38 mm <br />0.038 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 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
dark-brown +  and brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
disciform +, angled-elongate +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
5 +
Side pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V17/V17 313.xml +
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
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Staminode position
exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 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
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
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
glabrous +
Stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Stem texture
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 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon lentus var. lentus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon lentus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat pubescence
glabrous +  and white-villous +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Throat some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Thyrse architecture
secund +, continuous +  and interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (23 cm230 mm <br />0.23 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube pubescence
glabrous +  and white-villous +
Tube shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Tube some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
4 (8) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism architecture
short-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 +