Penstemon cardinalis var. regalis

Plant Information
Species: 
cardinalis
Species Authority: 
Woot. & Standl.
Variety: 
regalis
Variety Authority: 
(A. Nelson) Nisbet & R.C. Jacks.
Subgenus: 
Habroanthus
Section: 
Elmigera
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
4.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
6.00dm
Habitat Description: 
Collected on White Mountain Peak just above the forks of Ruidoso Creek.
Distribution Range: 
Endemic to the Guadalupe Mountains of Culberson County, Texas and Eddy County, New Mexico. Collected on White Mountain Peak just above the forks of Ruidoso Creek.
Elevation - Min: 
2400.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2500.00m
Other Notes: 

This is somewhat, but not very closely, related to the group of P. puniceus and P. wrightii. The plants are not at all glaucous, however, and the form of the corolla is altogether different, especially in the contracted mouth.

First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
September
References: 

Wooten EO, Standley PC. 1915. Flora of New Mexico. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium. 19. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.