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| Penstemon globosus | |
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| Land of the Yankee Fork State Park, Idaho | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. globosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon globosus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Penstemon globosus, the globe penstemon, is a species in the veronica family from the northwestern United States of America.
Description
[edit]Globe penstemons are largely herbaceous plants that with a mass of leaves resembling a low tuft of grass that sprout from a woody rhizome-caudex.[3] From this sprout flowering stems that are usually 20 to 65 centimeters (8–25.5 in) tall, but can be just 10 cm (4 in). They are not glaucous and are often hairless, but can have a sparse covering of stiff, backwards pointing hairs towards the tops.[4]
The lowest leaves on the flowering stems and the basal leaves are typically 2.8–16 centimeters (1.1–6.3 in) long, but in exceptional cases can be as much as 23.5 cm (9.3 in). Each flowering stem has two to five pairs of leaves attached to opposite sides.[4]
The flowers are various shades of blue, purple, or violet and lack floral guide lines.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]In 1900 Charles Vancouver Piper scientifically described a variety of Penstemon confertus which he named globosus. This variety was reevaluated by Francis Whittier Pennell and David D. Keck in 1940 and reclassified as the species Penstemon globosus. It is part of the Penstemon genus which is classified in the Plantaginaceae family.[2]
Names
[edit]In Botanical Latin the species name globosus means 'globe'.[5] It is simiarly known as the globe penstemon or globe beardtongue.[6][1]
Range and habitat
[edit]Globe penstemons are native to three states in the northwestern United States, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.[2] In Oregon it grows in Crook, Harney, Baker, Union, and Wallowa counties in the eastern parts of the state. The species is common in northern and central Idaho, but only grows in a few counties in the south.[7] In Montana it is native to the southwestern mountains, but there are observations of the species to the east.[8] It can be found at elevations of 800–3,100 meters (2,600–10,200 ft).[4] Their habitat are subalpine meadows with moderate moisture.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 NatureServe 2026.
- 1 2 3 POWO 2026.
- ↑ Hitchcock et al. 1955, p. 388.
- 1 2 3 4 Freeman 2020.
- ↑ Lindgren & Wilde 2003, p. 45.
- ↑ Niehaus 1976, p. 336.
- ↑ NRCS 2026.
- 1 2 MNHP 2026.
Sources
[edit]Books
[edit]- Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur; Ownbey, Marion; Thompson, J. W. (1955). Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Vol. 4: Ericaceae Through Campanulaceae (First ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- Lindgren, Dale Tennis; Wilde, Ellen; American Penstemon Society (2003). Growing Penstemons : Species, Cultivars, and Hybrids (First ed.). Haverford, Pennsylvania: Infinity Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7414-1529-5. LCCN 2004272722. OCLC 54110971. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- Niehaus, Theodore F. (1976). A Field Guide to Pacific States Wildflowers: Field Marks of Species Found in Washington, Oregon, California, and Adjacent Areas. Illustrated by Charles L. Ripper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-21624-8. OCLC 2119340. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
Journal articles
[edit]Web sources
[edit]- Freeman, Craig C. (2020) [In print 2019]. "Penstemon globosus". Flora of North America. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-19-086851-2. OCLC 1101573420. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- MNHP (2026). "Globe Beardtongue — Penstemon globosus". Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Montana State Library. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- NatureServe (2 July 2026). "Penstemon globosus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- NRCS (2026). "Penstemon globosus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- POWO (2026). "Penstemon globosus (Piper) Pennell & D.D.Keck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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