Penstemon floribundus

Plant Information

Species:

floribundus

Species Authority:

D. Danley

Subgenus:

Saccanthera

Section:

Saccanthera

Subsection:

Heterophylli

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.20dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.30dm

Habitat Description:

Uncommon on west-facing alluvial fan from limestone rock, desert association.

Distribution Range:

Nevada, U.S.A., Humboldt County: along the west side of the Jackson Mountains, just north of McGill Canyon, north of Sulphur (town site).

Soil Type:

Alluvial soils.

Elevation - Min:

1200.00m

Elevation - Max:

1200.00m

Other Notes:

Because of its saccate anthers, Penstemon floribundus can be readily placed in the subgenus Saccanthera (Benth.) A. Gray where it can be assigned to the P. kingii group (Holmgren, 1984). Similarities are both morphological and geographical.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Danley DM. 1985. A new Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae) from northwestern Nevada. Brittonia. 37:321-324.