Penstemon ellipticus

Plant Information

Species:

ellipticus

Species Authority:

J.M. Coult. & Fisher

Subgenus:

Dasanthera

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herbaceous

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.75dm

Plant Height - Max:

1.25dm

Distribution Range:

Near Lake Pend d'Orielle, Idaho.

Elevation - Min:

1000.00m

Elevation - Max:

3000.00m

Other Notes:

A member of the puzzling P. menziesii group, which has been variously modified by Dr. Gray and Professor Greene. Seems to bear some relationship in habit and general structure to the dwarf alpine P. Davidsonii Green, but, of course, is very much larger in every way.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

Coulter JM, Fisher EM. 1892. Some new North American plants. I. Botanical Gazette. 17(11): 348-352.