Penstemon buckleyi

Plant Information

Species:

buckleyi

Species Authority:

Pennell

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Coerulei

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

short-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.50dm

Habitat Description:

Mostly of sandy areas.

Distribution Range:

North Dakota and eastern Montana, southward to northern New Mexico. In Colorado, from Sedgewick to Larimer Counties and then southward at the base of the mountains to northern New Mexico; apparently very infrequent in the southernmost counties.

Soil Type:

Mostly sands and sandy soils.

Elevation - Min:

1000.00m

Elevation - Max:

2300.00m

Other Notes:

None of the specimens examined appear to check with the description in all points. It is believed that only field studies will serve adequately to distinguish between this and the two proposed subspecies of P. angustifolius.

First Bloom:

April

Last Bloom:

Early June

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

Harrington, HD. 1964. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Denver, Colorado: Sage Books.