familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Penstemon
speciesPenstemon rattanii
varietyPenstemon rattanii var. kleei

Penstemon rattanii var. kleei

(Greene) A. Gray

in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. 2, 2(1): 441. 1886. (as Pentstemon rattani)

Craig C. Freeman
Common names: Santa Cruz Mountains beardtongue
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon kleei Greene Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 127. 1883
Synonyms: P. rattanii subsp. kleei (Greene) D. D. Keck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 220. Mentioned on page 219.

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.

Distribution

Calif.

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.
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Author
Craig C. Freeman +
Authority
(Greene) A. Gray +
Basionyms
Penstemon kleei +
Common name
Santa Cruz Mountains beardtongue +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
400–1000 m. +
Habitat
Open, coastal forests. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Publication title
in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. +
Publication year
1886 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Synonyms
P. rattanii subsp. kleei +
Taxon family
Plantaginaceae +
Taxon name
Penstemon rattanii var. kleei +
Taxon parent
Penstemon rattanii +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 17 +