familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Gentianoides
speciesPenstemon parryi

Penstemon parryi

(A. Gray) A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 264. 1878.

Craig C. Freeman
Common names: Parry’s beardtongue
Basionym: Penstemon puniceus var. parryi A. Gray in W. H. Emory Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 113. 1859
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 153. Mentioned on page 94, 150, 155, 246.

Stems ascending to erect, 30–120 (–160) cm, glaucous. Leaves glabrous, glaucous; basal and proximal cauline 36–125 × 8–25 mm, blade spatulate to oblanceolate or elliptic, base tapered, margins entire, rarely remotely and obscurely dentate, apex rounded to obtuse or acute; cauline 2–5 pairs, sessile, 23–130 × 5–25 mm, blade lanceolate to oblong, base clasping to auriculate-clasping, margins entire, rarely remotely and obscurely dentate, apex obtuse to acute. Thyrses interrupted, cylindric, (4–) 10–60 cm, axis glabrous, verticillasters (2–) 5–16, cymes 2–7-flowered; proximal bracts lanceolate, (8–) 13–55 × 2–8 mm; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, glabrous or pedicels slightly glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–4.6 × 1.2–2 mm, apex acute to short-acuminate, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent; corolla rose-pink to rose magenta, with reddish purple nectar guides, bilaterally symmetric, bilabiate, ventricose, 13–22 mm, glandular-pubescent externally, white-pilose and glandular-pubescent internally abaxially, tube 3–7 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–7 mm diam., rounded abaxially; stamens included, pollen-sacs explanate, 1.1–1.4 mm, sutures smooth; staminode 10–12 mm, flattened distally, 0.7–1 (–2.5) mm diam., tip straight, distal 4–5 mm retrorsely hairy, hairs yellow or whitish, to 1 mm; style 13–15 mm. Capsules 7–9 × 4–5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering (Feb–)Mar–May.
Habitat: Rocky hillsides, washes, canyons, oak scrub and deserts.
Elevation: 200–1500 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Penstemon parryi is known from the scattered desert mountain ranges of southern Arizona in Cochise, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai counties. The species resembles P. superbus; it is distinguished by its narrow leaves and corollas that are rose pink or rose magenta, more bilaterally symmetric, and white-pilose abaxially in the throats.

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 pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Apex shape
acute +  and short-acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
- A. Gray A. Gray in A. Gray et al. +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Axis pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base fixation or architecture
clasping to auriculate-clasping +
Base shape
tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon puniceus var. parryi +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;oblong +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe architecture
erose +  and entire +
Calyx lobe length
3mm;4.6mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe texture
scarious +
Calyx lobe width
1.2mm;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 /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade length
2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br /> - 13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> +
Cauline blade quantity
2;5 +
Cauline blade width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> - 2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> +
Cauline leaf architecture
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
Common name
Parry’s beardtongue +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
rose-pink +  and rose magenta +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and white-pilose +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +  and ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> - 2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> +
Cyme architecture
2-7-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal flower relief
papillate +
Distal flower some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> - 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Ariz. +  and Mexico - Sonora +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
200–1500 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
Rocky hillsides, washes, canyons, oak scrub and deserts. +
Hair coloration
whitish +  and yellow +
Hair pubescence
hairy +
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 +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Lobe quantity
5 - ? +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture or shape
dentate +  and entire +
Margin shape
toothed +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +
Node quantity
1 +
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
hairy +
Papilla some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> - 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering - Feb–Mar–May. +
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 /> - 0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> - 1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> +
Proximal bract length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> - 5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> +
Publication title
Syn. Fl. N. Amer. +
Publication year
1878 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 - 100 +
Seed coloration
brown +  and black +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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 +
Source xml
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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
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 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 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> - ? +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture
petiolate +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br /> - 160 cm1,600 mm <br />1.6 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
glaucous +
Stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Stem quantity
few +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> - 120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 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
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> - 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon parryi +
Taxon parent
Penstemon sect. Gentianoides +
Taxon rank
species +
Throat diameter
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> - 0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> - 10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> - 60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> - 0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
2 - 5 +
Verticillaster quantity
5 - 16 +
Volume
Volume 17 +
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 +