Penstemon cusickii

Plant Information

Species:

cusickii

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Subgenus:

Saccanthera

Section:

Saccanthera

Subsection:

Heterophylli

Habit:

shrub

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

4.50dm

Habitat Description:

Sagebrush flats and hills, especially in basaltic areas.

Distribution Range:

Southwest Idaho from Blaine County west to Washington, Payette, Canyon, and Owyhee counties and in east Oregon in south Union, Baker, east Grant, Harney, and Malheur counties. Upper Sonoran Zone, on the banks of Powder River or Eagle Creek, northeast Oregon.

Soil Type:

Dry light soils.

Elevation - Min:

600.00m

Elevation - Max:

1500.00m

Common Name:

Cusick's Penstemon, Basalt Penstemon

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

June

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

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