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.