Penstemon gracilentus
species of plant
Penstemon gracilentus is a species of penstemon known by the common name slender penstemon. It is native to the mountains and sagebrush plateau of northeastern California, western Nevada, and eastern Oregon, where it grows in forest, woodland, and scrub habitat. It is a herb producing upright branches to about 65 centimeters in maximum height, the stems developing woody bases. The leaves are up to 10 centimeters in length and linear or lance-shaped. The glandular inflorescence produces several tubular purple flowers up to 2 centimeters long. The mouth of each flower may be hairless or coated in long hairs, and the staminode usually has a coat of yellow hairs.
Description
Slender penstemon is a herbaceous plant that will grow 20 to 65 centimeters (8 to 26 in) tall. It will usually have several stems that either grow straight upwards or outwards before curving to grow upwards from a branched and woody caudex. The stems can be hairless or covered in stiff backwards facing hairs, occasionally they may be covered in natural waxes. It is a perennial plant and long lived, for a penstemon.
“Penstemon gracilentus” enters the record as species of plant. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Penstemon, gracilentus and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Penstemon gracilentus” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Penstemon, gracilentus and species provides the most credible route into that argument.
Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7164855. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Check terminology, classification and the date of the cited evidence. Scientific names and technical consensus can change while older records retain historical value.
- Current terminology
- Classification context
- Finding cited technical literature
Primary datasets, specimen catalogues, standards bodies and the most recent peer-reviewed literature.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Penstemon gracilentus”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Penstemon gracilentus primary sources, Penstemon gracilentus archive and Penstemon research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Penstemon gracilentus”?
- Which observation, specimen, dataset or publication supports the account?
- Has classification or technical consensus changed since the cited source?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Penstemon gracilentus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.