Penstemon rostriflorus

Kellogg

Hutchings’ Ill. Calif. Mag. 5: 102, fig. [p. 102]. 1860.

Common names: Beak-flower beardtongue
Illustrated
Synonyms: Penstemon bridgesii A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 98. Mentioned on page 96, 97.

Stems (24–) 30–100 cm. Leaves: basal and proximal cauline 20–52 × 3–11 mm, blade base tapered, margins entire, apex obtuse; cauline 4–12 pairs, 20–70 × 2–14 mm, blade base tapered, apex obtuse or acute. Thyrses (3–) 6–28 cm, verticillasters (3–) 6–12, cymes 2–5-flowered; proximal bracts lanceolate to linear, 6–36 × 1–6 mm; peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 4–6 × 1.7–2.1 mm; corolla orangish red to scarlet, throat usually yellowish or orangish, unlined internally, 22–33 mm, sparsely white-puberulent, tube 3–5 mm, throat 4–6 mm diam.; pollen-sacs 1.8–2.3 (–2.5) mm; staminode 14–16 mm; style 18–26 mm, exserted. Capsules 7–10 × 4–5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Rocky sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, montane forests.
Elevation: 1200–3200 m.

Distribution

Ariz., Calif., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Utah, Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

A chromosome count of 2n = 42 (P. G. Zhukova 1967) appears to be in error.

The Kawaiisu tribe of southern California prepared a poultice from the roots of Penstemon rostriflorus that was applied to swollen limbs (D. E. Moerman 1998).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

... more about "Penstemon rostriflorus"
acute +  and obtuse +
Craig C. Freeman +
Kellogg +
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
not +  and leathery +
Penstemon +
linear;lanceolate;linear;lanceolate;oblanceolate +
not +  and leathery +
ovate;lanceolate +
1.7mm;2.1mm +
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Beak-flower beardtongue +
not personate +  and bilabiate +
orangish red +  and scarlet +
hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
salverform +
ventricose-ampliate +  and ampliate +
2-5-flowered +
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, Utah +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
drupe-like +
1200–3200 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
Rocky sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, montane forests. +
membranous +
terminal +  and axillary +
persistent +  and deciduous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5.2 cm52 mm <br />0.052 m <br />) +
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
orbiculate;linear;orbiculate;linear;truncate;oblanceolate;obovate;oblong;elliptic;round;lanceolate;ovate +
glandular-pubescent +
toothed +  and entire +
scarious +  and herbaceous +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
glandular-pubescent +
glandular-pubescent +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Jul–Aug(–Sep). +
0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
navicular-sigmoid +
indehiscent +  and dehiscing +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
2/3 +  and 3/4 +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
lanceolate +  and linear +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Hutchings’ Ill. Calif. Mag. +
minute +
light-brown +  and brown +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
scabrellous +
Illustrated +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br />) +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (?) +
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
24 cm240 mm <br />0.24 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
decumbent;ascending;decumbent;ascending;erect;prostrate +
not +, glaucous +  and glabrous +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
papillate +
denticulate +
Penstemon bridgesii +
Penstemon rostriflorus +
Penstemon sect. Bridgesiani +
species +
orangish +  and yellowish +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
white-puberulent +
2-ridged +  and inflated +
not constricted +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
secund +  and interrupted +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (28 cm280 mm <br />0.28 m <br />) +
straight +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +