E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia
Penstemon eriantherus Pursh
fuzzytongue penstemon; fuzzy-tongued penstemon
Scrophulariaceae

© Virginia Skilton (Photo ID #3947)




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Distribution of Penstemon eriantherus in British Columbia.

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of BC.
SPECIES INFORMATION
General:
  Perennial herb from a taproot surmounted by a frequently branched, largely underground stem-base; stems usually several, ascending to erect, 10-40 cm tall, minutely grey-hairy, sometimes also long-soft-hairy above and glandular-hairy in the inflorescence.
Leaves:
Opposite, entire to remotely toothed; basal and lower leaves lanceolate to egg-shaped, stalked, to 13 cm long; upper leaves lanceolate to oblong, nearly unstalked, 3-7 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal cluster of several whorls of stalked flowers, the stalks glandular-hairy; corollas tubular, flaring at the mouth, (1.5) 2-4 cm long, pale lavender to blue-purple, lines of deeper colour within, strongly 2-lipped, the upper lip 2-lobed, the lower lip 3-lobed, longer than the upper, strongly bearded in the throat; calyces 7-13 mm long, 5-lobed, the lobes lanceolate, long-tapering to a sharp tip, sticky-hairy; fertile stamens 4, the anthers essentially smooth; sterile stamen exserted, coiled at the tip, long yellow-bearded most of its length.
Fruits:
Capsules, broadly oval, long-pointed, 6-12 mm long, glandular-hairy near the tip; seeds numerous, 2-3 mm long.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of BC
ECOLOGY
Ecological Framework for Penstemon eriantherus

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2008)

Site Information
 Value / Class

Average

Minimum

Maximum
Elevation (metres)
 903 750 1094
Slope Gradient (%)
 47.8 0 202

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

 196.9 5 310
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		2.0 1 5
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
 Medium
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:
 36
Modal BEC Zone Class
 IDF

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

 IDF(18), MS(3), PP(11)

Fire Effects Information Database (USDA)
CLIMATE
The climate type for this species, as reported in the "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 5 Database"(Meidinger et al. 2004), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

HABITAT/RANGE
Dry open slopes and terraces in the steppe and montane zones; infrequent in SE BC; E to AB and S to NB, CO, ID and WA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of BC
STATUS INFORMATION
Provincial Status:  Unlisted
BC Status (Red Blue List):  Not listed
COSEWIC Status:  Not listed
Origin Status:  species native to B.C.

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.
 
TAXONOMIC AND NOMENCLATURAL INFORMATION
International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the Missouri Botanical Garden
 Vascular Plant Type Database, New York Botanical Gardens
 Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
ADDITIONAL RANGE AND STATUS INFORMATION
INVASIVE STATUS AND INFORMATION
Invasive Status: Penstemon eriantherus is not invasive.


Note: Species currently listed as "invasive" on the E-Flora BC atlas pages come from a comprehensive list of invasive and noxious species for BC compiled by E-Flora BC. Note that a species can be alien to the province but not considered invasive.  Visit E-Flora BC's list of invasive, alien and noxious species in BC for more details.
MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANT INFORMATION
Species not indicated as poisonous in our database.
The above information is derived from:
Meidinger et al. 2004. British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 5 Database.

Please also check the following links for poison information.
Note that not all species are covered in each database.

FDA Poisonous Plant Database
 Native American Ethnobotanical Database
 Plants for a Future--medicinal and edible plants
KEY REFERENCES


Please cite these pages as: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2009. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 11/21/2009 3:01:31 PM]
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