Penstemon deustus var. pedicillatus

M. E. Jones

Zoë 4: 281. 1893. (as Pentstemon)

Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon deustus subsp. heterander (Torrey & A. Gray) Pennell & D. D. Keck P. deustus var. heterander (Torrey & A. Gray) Pennell & D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 201. Mentioned on page 200.

Leaves opposite, cauline (7–)10–35(–52) × 2.5–8(–14) mm, blade lanceolate, sometimes oblanceolate, spatulate, or ovate, margins obscurely to sharply serrate, sometimes entire. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 2.3–4.6 × 0.7–1.5 mm, apex acute to acuminate; corolla 10–12(–15) mm, glabrate or glandular-pubescent externally, glabrous internally, or glabrate or glandular-pubescent abaxially and glabrous adaxially, abaxial lobes brown, sometimes white to ochroleucous; staminode glabrous, sometimes distal 1–2 mm sometimes sparsely pilose, hairs yellow, to 0.5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky and talus slopes, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests.
Elevation: 900–3000 m.

Distribution

Calif., Nev., Oreg., Utah.

Discussion

Fresh abaxial corolla lobes usually are brown in var. pedicillatus, and the abaxial lobes sometimes dry distinctly darker than the abaxial lobes.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Craig C. Freeman +
M. E. Jones +
Calif. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Utah. +
900–3000 m. +
Rocky and talus slopes, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests. +
Flowering May–Jul. +
Penstemon deustus subsp. heterander +  and P. deustus var. heterander +
Penstemon deustus var. pedicillatus +
Penstemon deustus +
variety +