Penstemon pudicus

Plant Information

Species:

pudicus

Species Authority:

Reveal & Beatley

Subgenus:

Saccanthera

Section:

Saccanthera

Subsection:

Heterophylli

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

2.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

5.00dm

Habitat Description:

Only slopes among sagebrush in pinyon-juniper and mountain mahogany communities.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to the Kawich Range, Nye.

Elevation - Min:

2300.00m

Elevation - Max:

2750.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon pudicus is most closely related to P. papillatus, a restricted endemic along the east base of the Sierra Nevada.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

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