Penstemon anguineus

Plant Information

Species:

anguineus

Species Authority:

Eastw.

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Humiles

Habit:

robust herb

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

3.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

8.00dm

Habitat Description:

In chaparral or openings of coniferous forest on mountainsides or ridges, Transition and Canadian Zones.

Distribution Range:

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, southwestward to Humboldt and Glenn Counties, California. Type locality: Shelley Creek, Del Norte County, California.

Elevation - Min:

1219.00m

Elevation - Max:

1829.00m

Other Notes:

Common names: Siskiyou Penstemon, Tongue-leaved Penstemon.

Similar to Penstemon rattanii.

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©2015 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

June

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

Strickler D. 1997. Northwest Penstemons. Flower Press, Columbia Fall, Montana. Peck ME. 1941. A Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon. Metropolitan Press, Portland, Oregon.