Details for: OPGC 2201, Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri, 'Cedar'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri
Cultivar:
'Cedar'
Origin:
Collected – Utah, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri
Cultivar:
'Cedar'
Origin:
Collected – Utah, United States
Received by NPGS:
18 Aug 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Source History
Collected
1939.
Iron County, Utah, United States
Locality: Collected from a native stand near Cedar City, Utah in a mixed pinyon-juniper, big sagebrush plant community.
Habitat: Wild Habitat

Collector(s):
Donated
18 August 2005.
New Mexico, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NRCS Conservation Plant Releases
Note: These are accessions released by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers. Accessions may represent germplasm that is of wild origin and has not been altered; germplasm that is of wild origin but developed (F1 or F2) by utilizing numerous germplasms from across a similar ecoregion; or germplasm of cultivated origin. Releases are selections with superior performance.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Cedar'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA, NRCS

9003885
Type: Donor identifier
Group: NRCS
NRCS accession number
USDA, NRCS

OPGC 2201
Type: Site identifier
Group: OPGC
OPGC Accession Numbers
The Ohio State University, OPGC

Narrative
Evergreen perennial. Long (up to 4 feet), erect, flowering stalks arising from a thick crown. Large pinto to lavender-pink blossoms with red-violet throats occur along the stalks for several weeks in late spring and early summer. Flowers give off a very unique and pleasant fragrance that is not found in other pensteimon species, which usually have little or no scent.
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri
Genus:
Penstemon
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Cheloneae
Nomen number:

449960
Verified:
03/07/2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray (26 active accession[s])
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. eglandulosus (D. D. Keck) N. H. Holmgren (0 active accession[s])
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. macranthus (Eastw.) N. H. Holmgren (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 23 Mar 2006, from Penstemon spp. to Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri
Other Links
USDA NRCS Plant Guide
Actions
Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
  • Ogle, D., S. Peterson, & L. St. John. 2013. Plant Guide for Palmer’s penstemon (Penstemon palmeri). In: Englert, J. M. et al., USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators 1-4. Note: Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho Number of accessions cited: 1
Pedigree