Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii

Plant Information
Species: 
leiophyllus
Species Authority: 
Pennell
Variety: 
keckii
Variety Authority: 
(Clokey) N.H. Holmgren
Subgenus: 
Habroanthus
Section: 
Glabri
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
0.50dm
Plant Height - Max: 
2.00dm
Habitat Description: 
In sagebrush, oak, manzanita, ponderosa pine, aspen, spruce, limber pine, and bristlecone pine associations.
Distribution Range: 
Endemic to the Charleston Mts., Clark Co., Nevada.
Elevation - Min: 
2000.00m
Elevation - Max: 
3500.00m
Other Notes: 

P. leiophyllus has been expanded to include P. francisci-pennellii of east-central Nevada and P. keckii of the Charleston Mountains of southern Nevada. As a unit these taxa constitute a sharply delimited species with a distinctive patch of gland-tipped hairs inside the corolla at the base of the upper lip.

First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
August
References: 

Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.