Penstemon auriberbis

Plant Information
Species: 
auriberbis
Species Authority: 
Pennell
Subgenus: 
Penstemon
Section: 
Cristati
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
1.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
3.50dm
Habitat Description: 
From the Platte-Arkansas divide southward at the base of the mountains and on the plains to the southern border.
Distribution Range: 
East-central Colorado to northern New Mexico. From the Platte-Arkansas divide southward at the base of the mountains and on the plains to the southern border.
Soil Type: 
Common in Colorado on dry, sandy, sandy-loam, or hard soils.
Elevation - Min: 
1250.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2300.00m
Other Notes: 

"This species has been identified as P. jamesii Benth., but examination of the type of that species, in Torrey's herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden, shows that his name should replace P. similis A. Nelson. P. similis occurs on the Staked Plains of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas, and it was doubtless on these or in near-by western Oklahoma, while on the return route of Long's expedition, that Doctor James collected his plant. P. jamesii differs from P. auriberbis by having wider leaves, larger flowers, and anther sacs which dehisce throughout and have a broad line of contact." - Pennell (1920).

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First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
June
Chromosome Number: 
2n = 16
References: 
Pennell FW. 1920. Scrophulariaceae of central Rocky Mountain states. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium. 20(9).