Species Identification
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| Attribute | The current selection is Penstemon_caesius |
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| Classification | Penstemon
Saccanthera Saccanthera Heterophylli |
| General | Smooth Beardtongue.
Blooming: July and August. |
| Anther | 1.3-1.6 mm (<1/8”) opening across common tip slightly > ½ their length, inner margin smooth. |
| Staminode | Non-bearded, incuded. |
| Leaves | 15-43 mm (2/3-1 3/4”) widely obovate to round, entire, petioled, generally in basal rosette, glaucous, glabrous. |
| Stems | 20-80 cm (9-24”) tall, woody, short-stemmed branches. |
| Inflorescense | glandular, open panicles |
| Corolla | 15-23 mm (2/3-2”) long, red-violet to purplish blue, glandular outside, floor hairy, white guidelines in throat. |
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| Calyx | 3.7-7.5 mm (1/4-5/8”) long, lobes lanceolate or ovate. |
| Habitat | Rocky ridges and slopes in open coniferous forests and alpine communities @ 1800-3400 m.(6500-9800’) in decomposed granite. |
| Range | High Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts., CA |
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