Penstemon caespitosus var. suffruticosus

Plant Information

Species:

caespitosus

Species Authority:

N.H. Holmgren

Variety:

suffruticosus

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Ericopsis

Subsection:

Caespitosi

Habit:

subshrub

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.60dm

Plant Height - Max:

1.20dm

Habitat Description:

Sandy or gravelly subalpine slopes.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to central Utah in the Tushar Plateau, eastern Beaver County, Piute County, and northwest Garfield County, and the north end of the Markagunt Plateau (between Parowan and Panguitch), Iron County.

Soil Type:

Sandy or gravelly soils.

Elevation - Min:

2150.00m

Elevation - Max:

3050.00m

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.