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

Penstemon pseudospectabilis var. pseudospectabilis

Craig C. Freeman
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 253.

Thyrses: peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes glandular-pubescent.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky or gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, juniper-pine woodlands.
Elevation: 100–1400 m.

Distribution

Ariz., Calif., Utah, Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Variety pseudospectabilis is known from southern California (Riverside and San Bernardino counties), western and south-central Arizona (Coconino, Mohave, Pima, and Pinal counties), and northwestern Sonora, Mexico. A collection from Kane County, Utah, may have come from an introduction (E. C. Neese and N. D. Atwood 2003).

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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Abaxial lobe quantity
3 +
Adaxial lobe quantity
2 +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Apex shape
acute +  and obtuse +
Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
M. E. Jones +
Axis pubescence
glabrous +
Basal leaf architecture
simple +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
Basal presence
absent +
Basal quantity
few +
Base architecture
auriculate-clasping;connate-perfoliate +
Base shape
tapered;tapered +
Blade shape
ovate;triangular +
Blade texture
not +  and leathery +
Bract presence
absent +
Bracteole size
smaller +
Calyx architecture or shape
symmetric +
Calyx lobe length
3mm;5.5mm +
Calyx lobe pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Calyx lobe shape
ovate +
Calyx lobe width
2mm;3.2mm +
Calyx position relational
not surrounding +
Calyx shape
short-tubular +  and short-campanulate +
Capsule length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glabrous +
Capsule width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Caudex architecture
rhizomelike +
Caudex growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Caudex texture
woody +
Cauline leaf architecture
sessile +
Cauline leaf quantity
4 (7) +
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 atypical some measurement
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Corolla coloration
rose-pink +
Corolla pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Corolla shape
ventricose +
Corolla size
ventricose-ampliate +
Corolla some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.4 cm34 mm <br />0.034 m <br />) +
Cyme architecture
1-3(-6)-flowered +
Cyme quantity
2 +
Distal flower pubescence
hairy +
Distal leaf-blade shape
scale-like +  and not needlelike +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Utah +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
Drupe shape
drupe-like +
Elevation
100–1400 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
Rocky or gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, juniper-pine woodlands. +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Hair coloration
yellow +
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 duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Leaf length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (16.5 cm165 mm <br />0.165 m <br />) +
Leaf position
cauline +, proximal +  and basal +
Leaf pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Leaf texture
leathery +
Leaf width
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 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
dentate +
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
ascending +  and erect +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Peduncle orientation
ascending;erect +
Peduncle pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Petal fusion
connate +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
5 +  and 4 +
Petiole presence
absent +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–Apr. +
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
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Pollen-sac orientation
explanate +
Pollen-sac relief
papillate +
Pollen-sac shape
denticulate +  and navicular +
Proximal architecture
short-petiolate +
Proximal bract atypical length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Proximal bract length
1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Proximal bract shape
lanceolate +  and ovate +
Proximal bract width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Proximal length
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Proximal width
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (7.6 cm76 mm <br />0.076 m <br />) +
Publication title
Contr. W. Bot. +
Publication year
1908 +
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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Species growth form
shrubby +
Stamen architecture
didynamous +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen length or size
longer +
Stamen position
exserted +  and included +
Stamen quantity
4 +
Staminode diameter
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
Staminode position
included +
Staminode presence
absent +
Staminode quantity
1 +
Staminode shape
flattened +
Staminode some measurement
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (?) +
Staminode variability
equal +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem arrangement
subalternate +, alternate +, whorled +  and opposite +
Stem atypical some measurement
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
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
not +  and glaucous +
Stem some measurement
60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 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
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 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 pseudospectabilis var. pseudospectabilis +
Taxon parent
Penstemon pseudospectabilis +
Taxon rank
variety +
Throat diameter
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Throat shape
rounded +  and inflated +
Throat size
constricted +
Thyrse architecture
secund +, continuous +  and interrupted +
Thyrse atypical some measurement
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Thyrse shape
cylindric +
Thyrse some measurement
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (48 cm480 mm <br />0.48 m <br />) +
Tip architecture
coiled +
Tip course
straight +
Tip orientation
recurved +
Tip position or shape
distal +
Tip pubescence
lanate +  and glabrous +
Tip some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
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 /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Verticillaster quantity
4 (13) +
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 +