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

Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 122.

Thyrses: proximal bracts orbiculate to ovate, rarely lanceolate. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat: Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks.
Elevation: 200–2500 m.

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Man., Sask., Mont., N.Dak., S.Dak., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety nitidus occurs widely in the northwestern Great Plains and at low elevations in the Central, Northern, and Canadian Rocky mountains.

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 +
Apex shape
mucronate +, acuminate +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
Douglas ex Bentham in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
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 +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
3mm;7.5mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe width
1.2mm;1.8mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical length
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Cauline blade atypical quantity
4 (6) +
Cauline blade atypical width
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
2;4 +
Cauline blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and violet +
Corolla pubescence
white-villous +  and glabrous +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
2-5-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distal part pubescence
villous +
Distal part some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Sask. +, Mont. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +  and Wyo. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
200–2500 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
Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 +
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
glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Jun(–Jul). +
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
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +, orbiculate +  and ovate +
Proximal bract width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Publication title
Prodr. +
Publication year
1846 +
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
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.54 cm5.4 mm <br />0.0054 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
exserted +  and included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 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 1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 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
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 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
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 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
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon nitidus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
2 (4) +
Verticillaster quantity
4 (10) +
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 +