Penstemon californicus

Plant Information

Species:

californicus

Species Authority:

(Munz & I.M. Johnst.) D.D. Keck

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Ericopsis

Subsection:

Linarioides

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

3.00dm

Habitat Description:

Sandy soils, yellow-pine forest or pinyon/juniper woodland

Distribution Range:

Upper Sonoran Zone; San Jacinto Mountains, California, to Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California.

Soil Type:

sandy

Elevation - Min:

1200.00m

Elevation - Max:

2300.00m

Common Name:

California Beardtongue

Other Notes:

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©2018 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

Abrams LR. 1874-1956. An Illustrated flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California. Stanford University: Stanford University Press.

Jepson e-flora: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=36884