familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Coerulei
speciesPenstemon angustifolius
varietyPenstemon angustifolius var. vernalensis

Penstemon angustifolius var. vernalensis

N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 31: 229, fig. 7. 1979.

Craig C. Freeman
Common names: Vernal narrow-leaf beardtongue
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 115. Mentioned on page 114.

Stems (8–) 15–45 cm, glabrous, rarely scabrous. Cauline leaves 4–7 pairs, blade lanceolate to linear. Thyrses: proximal bracts lanceolate to linear. Flowers: corolla blue, (14–) 18–20 (–22) mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Sandy soils, sand dunes, sagebrush and sagebrush-juniper communities.
Elevation: 1500–1800 m.

Distribution

Colo., Utah.

Discussion

Variety vernalensis is known from the Green River Basin in extreme northwestern Colorado (Moffat and Rio Blanco counties) and northeastern Utah (Daggett and Uintah counties). The herbage of var. vernalensis usually is glabrous; some populations from Browns Park in Daggett and Moffat counties have scabrous leaves, bracts, and calyces.

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
acute +  and acuminate +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
N. H. Holmgren +
Axis coating
glutinous +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Axis pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal stem position
basal +
Basal stem pubescence
glabrous +
Basal stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Basal stem size
not reduced +
Base architecture or fixation
cordate-clasping +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Blade shape
lanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
4mm;8mm +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate;lanceolate +
Calyx lobe width
1mm;2.5mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 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 blade architecture
sessile +
Cauline blade atypical width
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Cauline blade length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (11.3 cm113 mm <br />0.113 m <br />) +
Cauline blade quantity
2;8 +
Cauline blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
4 (7) +
Common name
Vernal narrow-leaf beardtongue +
Connective architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Corolla architecture
not personate +  and bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
blue +
Corolla pubescence
glabrous +  and white-pubescent +
Corolla shape
tubular-funnelform +
Corolla size
ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
(2-)4-8(-10)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distal part pubescence
villous +
Distal part some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Distribution
Colo. +  and Utah. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
1500–1800 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
Sandy soils, sand dunes, sagebrush and sagebrush-juniper communities. +
Hair coloration
golden yellow +
Hair pubescence
glabrous +
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 duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
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 function or pubescence
glandular +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin coating
glutinous +
Margin pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Margin pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Margin shape
toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +  and 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 orientation
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Peduncle some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering May–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac architecture or shape
saccate +
Pollen-sac arrangement
opposite +
Pollen-sac atypical distance
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac course or shape
navicular-sigmoid +
Pollen-sac dehiscence
dehiscing +
Pollen-sac distance
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac shape
navicular +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Proximal bract atypical width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (9.8 cm98 mm <br />0.098 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 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 brown +
Seed quantity
5;40 +
Seed shape
disciform +, angled-elongate +  and angled +
Seed some measurement
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.54 cm5.4 mm <br />0.0054 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
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +  and exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture
short-petiolate +  and petiolate +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stem growth form
climbing +  and scrambling +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
ascending;erect +
Stem position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Stem size
reduced +
Stem some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (45 cm450 mm <br />0.45 m <br />) +
Stem texture
leathery +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style atypical quantity
0 (?) +
Style pubescence
glabrous +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Suture architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Suture relief
papillate +
Suture shape
denticulate +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon angustifolius var. vernalensis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon angustifolius +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
not constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +  and continuous +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (37 cm370 mm <br />0.37 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tube base shape
gibbous +  and not spurred +
Tube some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Verticillaster atypical quantity
15 (26) +
Verticillaster quantity
5 (15) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole-organism architecture
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
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 +