Penstemon barbatus var. trichander

Plant Information
Species: 
barbatus
Species Authority: 
(Cav.) Roth
Variety: 
trichander
Variety Authority: 
(A. Gray) D.D. Keck
Subgenus: 
Habroanthus
Section: 
Elmigera
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
short-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
3.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
10.00dm
Habitat Description: 
Dry hillsides in pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, and ponderosa pine communities.
Distribution Range: 
Southwest Colorado, southeast Utah (Abajo Mountains), northeast Arizona, and northwest New Mexico.
Soil Type: 
Dry soils.
Elevation - Min: 
1600.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2500.00m
Other Notes: 
A third variety, var. trichander, has varying degrees of pubescence on the anthers. Crosswhite observed that the distribution of var. trichander coincides with the region of overlap between P. barbatus var. torreyi and P. strictus.
First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
October
Chromosome Number: 
2n = 16
References: 
Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.