Penstemon dasyphyllus

Plant Information

Species:

dasyphyllus

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Chamaeleon

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

2.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

4.50dm

Habitat Description:

Open, gravelly slopes.

Distribution Range:

Restricted to Brewster County. Also north Mexico, south Arizona and New Mexico. Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties, Western Texas to southeastern Arizona and Chihuahua.

Soil Type:

Gravel and open soils.

Elevation - Min:

1000.00m

Elevation - Max:

1700.00m

Common Name:

Cochise Beardtongue

First Bloom:

April

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Crosswhite FS. 1966. Revision of Penstemon section Chamaeleon (Scrophulariaceae). SIDA Contributions to Botany. 2(4):339-346.