familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Cristati
speciesPenstemon eriantherus
Penstemon eriantherus var. whitedii
Bot. Gaz. 54: 148. 1912.
Common names: Whited’s beardtongue
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Penstemon whitedii Piper
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Stems glabrate or retrorsely hairy, rarely glandular-villous, proximally, glandular-villous distally. Leaves glabrous or glabrate abaxially, glabrate or villous to glandular-villous adaxially. Flowers: corolla lavender to violet or blue, ventricose-ampliate, 17–22 mm, not constricted at orifice; pollen sacs navicular, 1.3–1.6 mm; staminode: distal 3–6 mm moderately lanate, hairs yellow, to 2 mm; style 9–13 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Dry, rocky, bitterbrush and rabbitbrush shrublands.
Elevation: 200–1200 m.
Discussion
Variety whitedii is known from the foothills of the Cascade Range and on the plains and in valleys in the Columbia Basin. The variety has been documented in Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Lincoln counties.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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