Penstemon rattanii var. kleei

(Greene) A. Gray in A. Gray et al.

Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. 2, 2(1): 441. 1886.

Common names: Santa Cruz Mountains beardtongue
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon kleei Greene
Synonyms: P. rattanii subsp. kleei (Greene) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 220. Mentioned on page 219.
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Flowers: calyx lobes ovate-oblong, 4–7 × 1.5–1.8 mm, usually shorter than capsules, apex obtuse to acute. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Open, coastal forests.
Elevation: 400–1000 m.

Discussion

Variety kleei is known only from the peaks of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.