Penstemon subulatus

Plant Information

Species:

subulatus

Species Authority:

M.E. Jones

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Peltanthera

Subsection:

Centranthifolii

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

none stated

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

2.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

7.00dm

Habitat Description:

Not uncommon on stony hillsides, canyons and mesas.

Distribution Range:

Central Arizona from central Mohave County to western Graham County. The type is from Hackberry, Arizona.

Elevation - Min:

500.00m

Elevation - Max:

1200.00m

Other Notes:

This is the Arizona counterpart of the well-known scarlet-burgler (P. centranthifolius) of coastal California. A plant collected near Springerville, Apache County, represents a considerable extension of the geographical and altitudinal ranges of P. subulatus. It approaches P. utahensis in its wider corolla, but the corolla is glabrous.

First Bloom:

February

Last Bloom:

June

References:

Keck DD. 1937b. Studies in Penstemon no. 5: the section Peltanthera. American Midland Naturalist. 18(5):790-829.