familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Caespitosi
speciesPenstemon caespitosus
varietyPenstemon caespitosus var. perbrevis

Penstemon caespitosus var. perbrevis

(Pennell) N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 31: 104. 1979.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon caespitosus subsp. perbrevis Pennell Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 375. 1920
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 101. Mentioned on page 100.
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Leaves 2.5–14 × 1–4 mm; blade obovate or spatulate. Flowers: pollen-sacs navicular to subexplanate, 0.8–0.9 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Gravelly to clay soils, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper and pine woodlands.
Elevation: 2100–2900 m.

Distribution

Colo., Utah.

Discussion

Variety perbrevis occurs in Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Sanpete, Uintah, Utah, and Wasatch counties, Utah, and in Garfield County, Colorado. Some specimens from Rio Blanco County, Colorado, also approach this variety.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

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Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
rounded +  and acute or mucronate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Pennell) N. H. Holmgren +
Axis coloration
cinereous +
Axis pubescence
hairy +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Base shape
tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon caespitosus subsp. perbrevis +
Blade arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
spatulate;obovate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx-tube distance
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe architecture
scarious-margined +
Calyx lobe atypical length
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe atypical width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Calyx lobe length
4mm;6.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
hairy +
Calyx lobe shape
lanceolate;linear +
Calyx lobe width
1mm;1.5mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
petiolate +
Cauline leaf atypical length
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
3 (20) +
Cauline leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
lined +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
blue +
Corolla coloration or odor
lavender +  and purplish lavender +
Corolla pubescence
yellow-villous +
Corolla shape
salverform +  and tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +  and ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
1 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Colo. +  and Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
2100–2900 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
Gravelly to clay soils, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper and pine woodlands. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +
Hair pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Hair shape
pointed +
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 architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf coloration
not cinereous +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
hairy +
Leaf texture
not leathery +
Leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
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 shape
entire +
Margin pubescence
glabrate +, hairy +  and glandular-pubescent +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
herbaceous +  and scarious +
Nectar guide 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 coloration
cinereous +
Pedicel orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
hairy +
Peduncle coloration
cinereous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
hairy +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–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
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Proximal bract atypical length
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
0.28 cm2.8 mm <br />0.0028 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Proximal bract width
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 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 black +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
angled +  and rounded +
Seed some measurement
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.21 cm2.1 mm <br />0.0021 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
exserted +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +  and exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Stem orientation
decumbent;ascending;decumbent;ascending;erect;prostrate +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
not glaucous +, glabrous +  and hairy +
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 caespitosus var. perbrevis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon caespitosus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +  and continuous +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Tip atypical some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Tip coloration
not cinereous +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +  and ascending +
Tip position or shape
distal +
Tip pubescence
pilose +  and hairy +
Tip some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
1 (5) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +  and cespitose +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +