Penstemon rhizomatosus

Plant Information

Species:

rhizomatosus

Species Authority:

N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Saccanthera

Section:

Saccanthera

Subsection:

Heterophylli

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.80dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.00dm

Habitat Description:

Talus and less commonly in cracks and crevices of limestone outcrops, in areas on bristlecone pine and limber pine woods.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to the central Schell Creek Range in White Pine County, Nevada, on or near the summits of Cave Mountain, Cleve Creek Baldy, and Taft Peak.

Elevation - Min:

3000.00m

Elevation - Max:

3250.00m

First Bloom:

Late June

Last Bloom:

Early August

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

Holmgren NH. 1998. Two new species of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae: section Saccanthera). Brittonia. 50(2):159-164.