Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Plantaginales
        Family: Plantaginaceae
          Genus: Penstemon
            Species: alamosensis

Alamo Beardtongue - Penstemon alamosensis

Alamo Beardtongue

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial; stems solitary or few, glabrous, 3-7 dm tall; leaves entire, opposite, basal leaves elliptic to lanceolate, stem leaves much reduced, 2-4 pairs, sessile, lanceolate; inflorescence slightly glandular, more orless secund, usually as much as half the plant height; calyx lobes slightly glandular, 3-5 mm long, ovate to lanceolate, acute or acuminate, narrowly scarious; corolla bright red, 20-25 mm long, slightly bilaterally symmetrical, lightly glandular outside, throat gradually and very moderately inflated, lobes 3-6 mm long, spreading; stamens included; anthers glabrous, explanate; staminode glabrous, tip not expanded. Flowers April to June.

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S3

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 12

Number of Mapped Locations: 35

Number of Observations: 51

Observation date range: 06-10-1941 to 04-23-2015

External Links

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  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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