familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon fruticiformis
varietyPenstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae

Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae

(D. D. Keck) N. H. Holmgren

Brittonia 44: 481. 1992.

Craig C. Freeman
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon fruticiformis subsp. amargosae D. D. Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18: 801. 1937
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 251. Mentioned on page 250.

Flowers: calyx lobes ovate, 4.5–6.5 × 2.5–4 mm; corolla 22–24 mm, ± glandular-pubescent externally.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Creosote shrublands.
Elevation: 900–1900 m.

Distribution

Calif., Nev.

Discussion

Variety amargosae is known from Inyo and San Bernardino counties, California, and Nye County, Nevada. The glandular hairs of the corollas can be sparse; they usually are easy to see on flower buds.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/4+timescorollathroat" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-1.5timescalyxlobes" 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
obtuse +  and acute +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(D. D. Keck) N. H. Holmgren +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal quantity
few +
Base shape
tapered;truncate +
Basionyms
Penstemon fruticiformis subsp. amargosae +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;lanceolate;linear +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
4.5mm;6.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glabrous +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
2.5mm;4mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 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
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
Cauline leaf atypical length
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf quantity
6 (12) +
Cauline leaf width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 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
bilabiate +
Corolla architecture or shape
symmetric +
Corolla coloration
light pink +, lavender +  and bluish lavender +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
cylindric-funnelform +, tubular-funnelform +  and ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-3-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
moderately pilose +  and lanate +
Distal flower some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Nev. +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
900–1900 m. +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Filament height or length or size
shorter +
Filament pubescence
glandular-puberulent +
Flower position
proximal +
Flower pubescence
hairy +
Flower quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule arrangement
packed +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
septicidal +
Habitat
Creosote shrublands. +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hair coloration
yellow +
Hair some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 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 position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
leathery +
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
serrulate +  and entire +
Margin growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Margin pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
denticulate +, toothed +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +
Nectar guide coloration
reddish purple +
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
spreading +  and ascending +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glabrous +
Peduncle orientation
spreading;ascending +
Peduncle pubescence
glabrous +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
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
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.22 cm2.2 mm <br />0.0022 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac relief
papillate +
Pollen-sac shape
denticulate +  and navicular +
Proximal bract length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and linear +
Proximal bract width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Proximal flower pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Proximal flower some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Publication title
Brittonia +
Publication year
1992 +
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 +
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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
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
exserted +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 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 /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 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
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 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 fruticiformis var. amargosae +
Taxon parent
Penstemon fruticiformis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Throat shape
2-ridged +  and inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
interrupted +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 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 some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
3 (8) +
Volume
Volume 17 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
subshrub +  and shrub +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +
Wing presence
absent +
Wing quantity
8 +
Wing size or width
narrow +