Species Identification
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| Attribute | The current selection is Penstemon_bolanius |
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| Classification | Penstemon
Penstemon Fasciculus Campanulati |
| General | This rare Mexican species is found near the town of Bolanos, hence the name. It is similar to P. campanulatus, but with broad, serrated leaves, found in dry uplands and not known in cultivation. It was considered by Straw (1963) to be a distinct species by virtue of its isolation from other colonies of P. campanulatus. It is known only from herbarium specimens. Blooms : August to October |
| Anther | Spreading widely, open across the connective. |
| Staminode | Sometimes a few short hairs or not bearded, broadened at tip |
| Leaves | 8 cm (3”) long & ¼-1/3 as wide, toothed on outer 2/3, mainly elliptic, taper acutely to base and tip; slightly serrated at tip; fascicles (tiny leaves in leaf axils) few. |
| Stems | 6-8 dm (24-32”) tall, covered in minute white hairs. |
| Inflorescense | Herbage slightly pubescent below, essentially smooth above, cyme 2-4 cm (3/4-1 ¼”) long, at least 2-5 flowered. |
| Corolla | 25-30 mm (about 1”) long, purple and ventricose (bulging on one side). |
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| Calyx | 8-10 mm (>1/4”) long, lobes narrow with long tip |
| Habitat | Dry uplands, summer monsoons foster late blooming season. |
| Range | Jalisco state, MX |
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