Penstemon procerus var. aberrans

(M. E. Jones) A. Nelson

Bot. Gaz. 54: 146. 1912.

Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon confertus var. aberrans M. E. Jones Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 715. 1895
Synonyms: P. procerus subsp. aberrans (M. E. Jones) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 217. Mentioned on page 216.

Stems 10–35 (–42) cm. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline (13–) 30–60 × (2–) 4–13 mm; cauline 14–48 × 2–11 mm, blade lanceolate, proximals sometimes obovate. Thyrses 2–14 cm, verticillasters 2–6. Flowers: calyx lobes (1.4–) 1.8–3 × 0.9–1.2 mm, apex acute to acuminate or short-caudate; corolla 7–10 mm; pollen-sacs 0.3–0.4 mm; staminode: distal 0.5–0.8 mm densely pilose, hairs yellow or golden yellow, to 0.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Sagebrush shrublands, meadows, clearings in spruce-fir, pine, and aspen woodlands.
Elevation: 2200–3400 m.

Discussion

Variety aberrans is known from the Utah Plateau from Soldier Summit of the Wasatch Plateau to the Aquarius and Tushar plateaus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

puberulent +  and retrorsely hairy +
acute +  and acuminate or short-caudate +
Craig C. Freeman +
(M. E. Jones) A. Nelson +
hairy +  and glabrous +
alternate +, subopposite +, whorled +  and opposite +
glaucescent +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
rarely +, not glaucous +, glabrate +, pubescent +, hairy +, glandular-lanate +, glandular-pubescent +, puberulent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
not +  and leathery +
not +  and leathery +
tapered;tapered +
Penstemon confertus var. aberrans +
lanceolate +
not +  and leathery +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
ovate;obovate or lanceolate +
0.9mm;1.2mm +
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
petiolate +  and sessile +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (4.8 cm48 mm <br />0.048 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
personate +, not personate +, bilabiate +  and symmetric +
violet +  and blue +
glandular-pubescent +, hairy +, glabrous +, , +, glabrescent +  and glabrate +
ventricose +, tubular +  and tubular-funnelform +
ampliate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
3-11-flowered +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
drupe-like +
2200–3400 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
Sagebrush shrublands, meadows, clearings in spruce-fir, pine, and aspen woodlands. +
golden yellow +  and yellow +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
membranous +
terminal +  and axillary +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
persistent +  and deciduous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
glutinous +
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
lacerate +, toothed +  and entire +
white +  and reddish purple +
yellow-lanate +  and glabrous +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
navicular-sigmoid +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
1/5 +  and 2/3 +
short-petiolate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and linear +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
minute +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
black +, gray +, brown +  and tan +
angled +  and slightly rounded +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br /> (42 cm420 mm <br />0.42 m <br />) +
glutinous +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
ascending;erect +
not glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
papillate +  and smooth +
denticulate +
P. procerus subsp. aberrans +
Penstemon procerus var. aberrans +
Penstemon procerus +
variety +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
2-ridged +  and inflated +
not constricted +
cylindric +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
straight +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
cauline +  and proximal +