Penstemon procerus
Douglas ex Graham · speciesAt a glance
Sources12 archives
Databases and archives Penstemon procerus's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 814 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics14 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Penstemon procerus is a species of penstemon known by the common name littleflower penstemon. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, as far east in Canada as Manitoba, where it grows in mountain habitat such as meadows, often in alpine climates. This herbaceous perennial forms mats of herbage with some erect stems reaching about 40 centimeters in maximum height. There are several varieties which vary in morphology, some more decumbent than others, some of which are known commonly as pincushion penstemons for their matted forms. In general, the leaves are lance-shaped to oval, plentiful around the base of the plant with smaller ones arranged in opposite pairs along the stem. The inflorescence is made up of one or more clusters of tubular flowers with lipped, lobed mouths. Each flower is no more than one centimeter in length and is purple to blue in color, often with a white throat. The outside of the flower is generally hairless, while the inside may be lined with white or yellowish hairs. The Latin specific epithet procerus means "tall". In cultivation in the UK the cultivar 'Roy Davidson' has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It copes with a range of situations, but requires a well-drained medium in full or partial sun.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology3
Life cycle & reproduction3
Habitat & environment5
Physiology & chemistry1
Compounds documented for Penstemon procerus across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile3 classes
Documented compounds9 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| [(1S,4aS,7aS)-4-[[(2R,3S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxooxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(1S,4aS,7S,7aR)-4-[[(2R,3S,5S,6S)-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxooxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl] 3-methylbutanoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (2E,5R,6E)-5,8-dihydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (2E,6E)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoate | present | LOTUS | |
| cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside | present | LOTUS | |
| Delphinidin 3,5-diglucoside | present | LOTUS | |
| Euphroside | present | LOTUS | |
| Plantarenaloside | present | LOTUS |
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 procerus has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Penstemon procerus 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.
2n 163×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · kew
2n 321×CCDB · book-ipcn66
n 82×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type3 814 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
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.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions60 of 92 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Missoula, US | 139 |
| Moscow, US | 52 |
| Victoria, CA | 50 |
| Bozeman, US | 44 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 44 |
| Vancouver, CA | 35 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 32 |
| Denver, US | 32 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 27 |
| Pocatello, US | 23 |
| Provo, US | 22 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 20 |
| Logan, US | 17 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 16 |
| Tacoma, US | 15 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 14 |
| Boise, US | 14 |
| Cheney, US | 10 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 10 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 10 |
| Bloomington, US | 9 |
| Flagstaff, US | 8 |
| Los Angeles, US | 8 |
| Davis, US | 8 |
| Weber State Universitylocation not on record | 7 |
| Bronx, US | 7 |
| Riverside, US | 6 |
| Corvallis, US | 6 |
| Phoenix, US | 6 |
| Whitehorse, CA | 6 |
| Fargo, US | 5 |
| Arcata, US | 5 |
| Turlock, US | 5 |
| Bangkok, TH | 5 |
| Pullman, US | 5 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Pittsburg, US | 4 |
| WINlocation not on record | 4 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 4 |
| Philadelphia, US | 4 |
| CASlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 4 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 3 |
| Lincoln, US | 3 |
| Grand Junction, US | 3 |
| Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Chadron, US | 3 |
| Pacific Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Claremont, US | 2 |
| Portland, US | 2 |
| Santa Barbara, US | 2 |
| San Francisco, US | 2 |
| IDElocation not on record | 2 |
| San Diego, US | 2 |
| GB | 2 |
| San Angelo, US | 2 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Madison, US | 1 |
| Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record | 1 |
| INFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Orem, US | 1 |
| Chapel Hill, US | 1 |
| Columbia, US | 1 |
| Calvin Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| Walla Walla, US | 1 |
| Pomona Collegelocation not on record | 1 |
| LDlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Wlocation not on record | 1 |
| Research Collection of B. A. Bennettlocation not on record | 1 |
| Wellington, NZ | 1 |
| Spearfish, US | 1 |
| Bandelier National Monumentlocation not on record | 1 |
| Truckee, US | 1 |
| Burlington, US | 1 |
| Clemson, US | 1 |
| Dekalb, US | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| Caldwell, US | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| STNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Royal Alberta Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 1 |
| Québec, CA | 1 |
| Durango, US | 1 |
| Knoxville, US | 1 |
| Angwin, US | 1 |
| Tempe, US | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Penstemon procerus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.