Penstemon serrulatus

Menzies ex Smith

in A. Rees, Cycl. 26: Pentstemon no. 5. 1814. (as Pentstemon serrulata)

Common names: Cascade beardtongue
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 244. Mentioned on page 214, 229.

Herbs or subshrubs. Stems ascending to erect, 13–80 cm, glabrous or retrorsely hairy, hairs pointed, not glaucous. Leaves cauline, opposite, glabrous, sometimes sparsely puberulent, hairs pointed, adaxially along midvein, not glaucous; cauline 3–6 pairs, petiolate proximally or sessile distally, (12–)30–80 × (7–)15–50 mm, blade ovate-oblong proximally, ovate or lanceolate distally, base truncate to tapered proximally, cordate-clasping distally, margins serrate, apex obtuse to acute. Thyrses continuous or interrupted, cylindric, 2–18(–28) cm, axis retrorsely hairy, verticillasters 1–3(–5), cymes 3–10-flowered, 2 per node; proximal bracts ovate, 13–35(–80) × 6–16(–36) mm; peduncles and pedicels ascending to erect, retrorsely hairy to puberulent. Flowers: calyx lobes obovate to lanceolate, 3.5–11 × 1–3 mm, sparsely pubescent and ciliolate along margins, sometimes glabrate; corolla blue to violet or purple, without nectar guides, weakly ventricose, 17–25(–28) mm, glabrous externally, glabrous or sparsely to densely white-lanate internally abaxially, tube 4–6 mm, throat gradually inflated, 5–8 mm diam., 2-ridged abaxially; stamens included, filaments glabrous, pollen sacs parallel, 1.1–1.6 mm, distal 1/2–2/3 indehiscent, sides glabrous, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm; staminode 12–14 mm, exserted, 0.3–0.6 mm diam., distal 2–7 mm sparsely lanate, hairs yellow, to 1.5 mm; style 10–16 mm. Capsules 5–8 × 3–5.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Sandy to rocky stream banks, gullies, slopes, roadcuts, coniferous forests.
Elevation: 0–1800 m.

Distribution

B.C., Alaska, Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Penstemon serrulatus occurs from southeastern Alaska through western British Columbia and western Washington to southwestern Oregon, largely in the Cascade and Coast ranges. Herbarium specimens sometimes are misidentified as P. ovatus, which has glandular-pubescent inflorescences and navicular pollen sacs.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Craig C. Freeman +
Menzies ex Smith +
Cascade beardtongue +
B.C. +, Alaska +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
0–1800 m. +
Sandy to rocky stream banks, gullies, slopes, roadcuts, coniferous forests. +
Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep). +
in A. Rees, Cycl. +
Penstemon subg. Saccanthera +
Penstemon serrulatus +
Penstemon sect. Saccanthera +
species +