familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon clevelandii
varietyPenstemon clevelandii var. mohavensis

Penstemon clevelandii var. mohavensis

(D. D. Keck) McMinn

Man. Calif. Shrubs, 511. 1939.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon clevelandii subsp. mohavensis D. D. Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18: 810. 1937
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 249. Mentioned on page 248.
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Distal cauline leaves short-petiolate or sessile, base tapered or truncate. Thyrses: peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes glandular-pubescent; corolla densely white or yellowish pilose internally abaxially; pollen-sacs explanate, sutures smooth; staminode 6–8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Rocky to sandy slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, scrub, chaparral.
Elevation: 400–1500 m.

Distribution

Calif.

Discussion

Variety mohavensis is known from southern California mostly in the Granite, Little San Bernardino, and Sheephole mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-2timescalyxlobes" 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 shape
acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(D. D. Keck) McMinn +
Axis pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal quantity
few +
Base shape
truncate;tapered +
Basionyms
Penstemon clevelandii subsp. mohavensis +
Blade shape
cordate;triangular-lanceolate +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3.2mm;6mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
rounded;ovate +
Calyx lobe some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Calyx lobe width
1.6mm;4mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +  and short-petiolate +
Cauline leaf length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
4 (7) +
Cauline leaf width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Connective architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Connective dehiscence
dehiscing +
Connective orientation
explanate +
Connective pubescence
glabrous +
Corolla architecture
not personate +, bilabiate +  and strongly bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
yellowish +  and white +
Corolla pubescence
pilose +
Corolla shape
cylindric-funnelform +, tubular-funnelform +  and ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Cyme architecture
2-8-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal cauline leaf architecture
sessile +  and short-petiolate +
Distal flower pubescence
pilose +
Distal flower some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
400–1500 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament height or length or size
shorter +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower position
proximal +
Flower pubescence
hairy +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule arrangement
packed +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
septicidal +
Habitat
Rocky to sandy slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, scrub, chaparral. +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hair coloration
yellow +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-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 architecture
petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
opposite +
Leaf duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Leaf width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 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 +  and dentate +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
denticulate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide architecture
bilabiate +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +  and reddish +
Nectar guide length
1.8-2 times calyx lobes +
Nectar guide pubescence
glabrous +  and glandular-pubescent +
Nectar guide shape
rounded +, inflated +, tubular-funnelform +  and slightly ventricose +
Nectar guide size
constricted +
Nectar guide some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Orifice shape
rounded +
Orifice some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
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
spreading +  and ascending or erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;ascending or erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Feb–May. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
divergent +  and opposite +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac relief
papillate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
depressed-ovate +  and ovate or triangular +
Proximal bract width
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Proximal flower pubescence
glandular-puberulent +
Proximal flower some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
connate-perfoliate +
Publication title
Man. Calif. Shrubs, +
Publication year
1939 +
Reference
None +
Rim presence
absent +
Rim size
minute +
Seed atypical quantity
40 (100) +
Seed coloration
brown +  and dark-brown or black +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
rounded +  and 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 architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Side architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Side dehiscence
dehiscing +
Side orientation
explanate +
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
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending;erect +
Stem position
basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
glaucous +
Stem some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 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
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture dehiscence
dehiscing +
Suture orientation
explanate +
Suture pubescence
glabrous +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon clevelandii var. mohavensis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon clevelandii +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat length
1.8-2 times calyx lobes +
Throat pubescence
pilose +  and glandular-pubescent +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Throat some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Thyrse architecture
secund +  and interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip pubescence
glabrous +
Tooth some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br />) +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube pubescence
pilose +  and glandular-pubescent +
Tube shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Tube size
constricted +
Tube some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
12 (22) +
Verticillaster quantity
6 (12) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
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 +