Penstemon floridus var. floridus

Plant Information

Species:

floridus

Species Authority:

Brandegee

Variety:

floridus

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Peltanthera

Subsection:

Peltanthera

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

5.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

12.00dm

Habitat Description:

Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities, along washes and canyon floors.

Distribution Range:

Hills of the east Sierra Nevada at the north end of Owens valley and the White Mountains of Mono and north Inyo County, California, south to the Silver peak Range of Esmeralda County, Nevada. Type locality: Mount Magruder, Nevada.

Soil Type:

Usually in gravelly soil.

Elevation - Min:

1500.00m

Elevation - Max:

2500.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon floridus is divisible into two geographically replacing varieties. In the southern White Mountains and the southern end of the Silver Peak Range where the two varieties meet, there is apparent hybridization and intergradation.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

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.