Penstemon cinicola

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Penstemon

At a glance

Occurrence records295

Data sources7

Biological traits9

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Penstemon cinicola's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility295 records↗

LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources9 traits

Chemical compositionLOTUS1 compounds

Occurrence & distributionGBIF295 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 32

01Narrative

Penstemon cinicola is a species of penstemon known by the common name ash penstemon. It is native to northeastern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in forests and plateau habitat. It is a perennial herb with upright branches 40 cm maximum height. The leaves are 3 to long, linear in shape, folded lengthwise, and curved backwards. The inflorescence produces tubular flowers with wide lipped mouths. The flower is blue-purple in color, just under 1 cm long, and hairless except for hairs on the floor of the mouth and on the staminode.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.081 mg

Seed mass max0.08 mg

Seed mass min0.08 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment4

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Growth formSubshrub, Forb/herb

Woodinessvariable

03Chemical composition1 compounds

Compounds documented for Penstemon cinicola across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").

Compound class profile1 class

Anthocyanidins1

Documented compounds1 total

Tissue Source Quantified only

Compound	Class	Amount	Source
Delphinidin 3,5-diglucoside		present	LOTUS

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Penstemon cinicola has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Penstemon cinicola carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 32 n = 16

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 321×CCDB · book-fedorov

CCDB · book-fedorov — Clausen J. et al. 1940b

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type295 records

Wild obs. + sensor41

Museum / vouchered254

Origin

Native3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO688 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy90% within 1 km

≤100 m 25≤1 km 2>10 km 3

30 georeferenced · 11 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor41

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy44% within 1 km

≤1 km 47≤10 km 52>10 km 7

106 georeferenced · 148 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence254

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions22 of 29 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Angwin, US	84
Corvallis, US	64
Bronx, US	11
Bend, US	10
WTUlocation not on record	10
Pullman, US	8
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	8
Moscow, US	7
Arcata, US	5
Logan, US	4
Provo, US	3
CASlocation not on record	3
Claremont, US	3
Flagstaff, US	3
Riverside, US	2
Wuzhou, CN	2
Davis, US	2
Mexico City, MX	1
STNFlocation not on record	1
Ashland, US	1
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	1
San Luis Obispo, US	1
Portland, US	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Boise, US	1
Los Angeles, US	1
Clemson, US	1
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1

29 institutions · 241 of 254 vouchered records shown · 13 without an institution code

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