Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei

Plant Information
Species: 
glaber
Species Authority: 
Pursh
Variety: 
brandegeei
Variety Authority: 
(Porter) Freeman
Subgenus: 
Habroanthus
Section: 
Glabri
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herbaceous
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
5.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
6.50dm
Habitat Description: 
On high plains and mountains.
Distribution Range: 
South-central Colorado to northeast New Mexico
Soil Type: 
Sandy to gravelly soil
Elevation - Min: 
1800.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2100.00m
Common Name: 
Brandegee's Penstemon
Other Notes: 

Nearest related to P. cyananthus, differing mainly in the short calyx and the broad and strongly scarious calyx lobes.

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©2017 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University to seek permission.

First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
August
Chromosome Number: 
2n = 16
References: 
McGregor RL, Barkley TM. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Lawrence Kansas: University Press of Kansas.