Penstemon caryi

Plant Information
Species: 
caryi
Species Authority: 
Pennell
Subgenus: 
Habroanthus
Section: 
Glabri
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
0.90dm
Plant Height - Max: 
1.00dm
Habitat Description: 
"Penstemon caryi is most frequently found on sparsely vegetated outcrops of limestone or dolomite in small openings within Mountain big sagebrush, Utah juniper, Rocky Mountain juniper, Douglas- fir, or Limber pine grasslands (Figures 4-5) or on semi-barren roadcuts, slumping clay banks, or gravelly slopes. At all of these sites vegetative cover is well under 20%." - Fertig (2002)
Distribution Range: 
Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and Pryor Mountains of Montana.
Soil Type: 
Stony, calcareous soils; talus slopes on soils derived from Bighorn Dolomite, Madison Limestone, Tensleep Sandstone, or Amsden formation.
Elevation - Min: 
2400.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2400.00m
Common Name: 
Cary's Penstemon - named in honor of Merritt Cary
Other Notes: 

Penstemon caryi is a rare species from two adjacent mountain ranges in southern Montana and northern Wyoming. 

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©2016 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University

First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
July
References: 

Pennell FW. 1920. Scrophulariaceae of central Rocky Mountain states. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium. 20(9).

Fertig W. 2002. Status of Cary Beardtongue (Penstemon caryi) in Wyoming. Report prepared for the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office and Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming.