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

Penstemon pachyphyllus var. congestus

(M. E. Jones) N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 31: 105. 1979.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon acuminatus var. congestus M. E. Jones Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 714. 1895
Synonyms: P. pachyphyllus subsp. congestus (M. E. Jones) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 123. Mentioned on page 124.

Flowers: staminode 10–12 × (0.2–) 0.5–1 mm, distal 4–7 mm densely villous, hairs to 1.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul(–Aug).
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly sagebrush shrubland, pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, ponderosa pine, and bristlecone pine woodlands.
Elevation: 1200–3100 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Nev., Utah.

Discussion

Variety congestus is known from the Uinta Basin of northeastern Utah to the Grand Canyon Plateau of Arizona and to the Calcareous Mountains of east-central Nevada.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
16 +
Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
acute +  and acuminate or caudate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
- M. E. Jones N. H. Holmgren +
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 +
Basionyms
Penstemon acuminatus var. congestus +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;oblanceolate;lanceolate;oblanceolate;ovate;obovate;spatulate;lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> - 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> +
Calyx lobe length
4mm;7mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1.8mm;2.8mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> - 1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 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 +  and short-petiolate +
Cauline blade length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> - 8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> +
Cauline blade quantity
2;5 +
Cauline blade width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> - 3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla character
diam +
Corolla coloration
blue +  and violet +
Corolla coloration or odor
lavender +
Corolla pubescence
white-villous +, or +  and glabrous +
Corolla shape
rounded +, inflated +, tubular-funnelform +  and ventricose +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> - 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> +
Cyme architecture
- 1-3-6-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
villous +
Distal flower some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> - 0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1200–3100 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
Sandy to gravelly sagebrush shrubland, pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, ponderosa pine, and bristlecone pine woodlands. +
Hair coloration
yellow +  and 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
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish violet +
Nectar throat coloration
reddish violet +
Nectar tube 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 /> - 2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Jul - –Aug. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> - 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> - 4.6 cm46 mm <br />0.046 m <br /> +
Proximal bract shape
ovate +  and lanceolate or oblong +
Proximal bract width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> - 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> +
Publication title
Brittonia +
Publication year
1979 +
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
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 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 323.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 atypical width
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> +
Staminode diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> +
Staminode length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> - ? +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 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 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> - ? +
Staminode variability
equal +
Staminode width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> +
Stem architecture
short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> - 15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 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
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> - 57 cm570 mm <br />0.57 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
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> - 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
P. pachyphyllus subsp. congestus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon pachyphyllus var. congestus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon pachyphyllus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat shape
2-ridged +, rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +  and continuous +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> - 9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> - 27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br /> +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip shape
bifurcate +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
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 +