familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Penstemon
speciesPenstemon procerus
varietyPenstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

(Pennell) Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al.

Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 398. 1959.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon brachyanthus Pennell Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 3. 1941
Synonyms: P. procerus subsp. brachyanthus (Pennell) D. D. Keck P. tolmiei subsp. brachyanthus (Pennell) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 217. Mentioned on page 216.

Stems 9–20 (–30) cm. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline 10–62 × 4–12 mm; cauline 13–45 × 3–13 mm, blade obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic, distals sometimes lanceolate. Thyrses 2–11 cm, verticillasters (1 or) 2–4. Flowers: calyx lobes 2–3.2 × 0.6–1.5 mm, apex acute to acuminate; corolla 9–12 mm; pollen-sacs 0.4–0.6 mm; staminode: distal 0.5–0.8 mm sparsely to densely pilose, hairs golden yellow, to 0.6 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Rocky or grassy montane meadows, open pine woodlands.
Elevation: 1200–2400 m.

Distribution

Calif., Oreg.

Discussion

Variety brachyanthus is known from the Cascade Range from northern Oregon to northwestern California.

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
puberulent +  and retrorsely hairy +
Apex shape
acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Pennell) Cronquist in C. L. Hitchcock et al. +
Axis pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Basal architecture
petiolate +
Basal arrangement
alternate +, subopposite +, whorled +  and opposite +
Basal coating
glaucescent +
Basal development
developed +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal pubescence
rarely +, not glaucous +, glabrate +, pubescent +, hairy +, glandular-lanate +, glandular-pubescent +, puberulent +, glandular +  and glabrous +
Basal stem development
developed +
Basal stem position
basal +
Basal stem pubescence
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
Basal stem texture
not +  and leathery +
Basal texture
not +  and leathery +
Base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon brachyanthus +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
obovate;oblanceolate or elliptic +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe length
2mm;3.2mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;obovate or lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
0.6mm;1.5mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade quantity
2;6 +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +  and sessile +
Cauline leaf length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
personate +, not personate +, bilabiate +  and symmetric +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
violet +  and blue +
Corolla coloration or density
purple +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +, hairy +, glabrous +, , +, glabrescent +  and glabrate +
Corolla shape
ventricose +, tubular +  and tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
3-11-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
pilose +
Distal flower some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distal shape
lanceolate +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1200–2400 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 or grassy montane meadows, open pine woodlands. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 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 length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Lobe quantity
5 (?) +
Lobe shape
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
Margin architecture or relief
erose +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-ciliolate +, hairy +, puberulent +, glabrescent +, glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
lacerate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
white +  and reddish purple +
Nectar guide pubescence
yellow-lanate +  and glabrous +
Nectar guide some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
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
erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
erect +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +, puberulent +  and glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
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
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac position or shape
distal +
Pollen-sac quantity
1/5 +  and 2/3 +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal bract atypical length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Proximal length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (8.5 cm85 mm <br />0.085 m <br />) +
Proximal width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Publication title
Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Publication year
1959 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed atypical some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Seed coloration
black +, gray +, brown +  and tan +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +  and slightly rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 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
included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode position or shape
distal +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode pubescence
pilose +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Stem coating
glutinous +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending;erect +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +, hairy +  and glabrous +
Stem some measurement
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +  and smooth +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Synonyms
P. procerus subsp. brachyanthus +  and P. tolmiei subsp. brachyanthus +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus +
Taxon parent
Penstemon procerus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br />) +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
8 (11) +
Verticillaster quantity
2 (4) +
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 +