Penstemon coriaceus

Plant Information
Species: 
coriaceus
Species Authority: 
Schaffner ex Gray
Subgenus: 
Penstemon
Section: 
Fasciculus
Subsection: 
Campanulati
Habit:
 
shrub
Habit Woodiness:
 
suffrutescent
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
5.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
10.00dm
Habitat Description: 
Volcanic rock outcrops.
Distribution Range: 
Rocky hills southwest of San Luis Potosi, Cerro Silva, 30 miles north of Ojuelos. Aguascalientes: Sierra del Laurel, 10 miles southeast of Calvillo. Zacatecas: mountain top 24 miles north of Fresnillo, near Tropic of Cancer. Jalisco: Cerro de los Gallos, 15 miles south of Aguascalientes.
Soil Type: 
Volcanic rock.
Elevation - Min: 
1500.00m
Elevation - Max: 
2500.00m
Common Name: 
Jarritos, Arehtos, or Perritos Penstemon
Other Notes: 

Penstemon coriaceous was originally associated with P. baccharifolius because of its leathery leaves - a trait in common with the latter. However, whereas P. baccharifolius has saccate anthers, P. coriaceous anthers dehisce across the connective and to the distal end of the anther sac.

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©2015 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University

First Bloom: 
June
Last Bloom: 
September
References: 

Straw RM. 1963. The penstemons of Mexico III. Two subsections in the section Fasciculus. Brittonia. 15:49-64.

Lindgren D, Wilde E. 2003. Growing Penstemons: species, cultivars and hybrids. Infinity, Haverford Pennsylvania.