Penstemon gentianoides

Plant Information

Species:

gentianoides

Species Authority:

(Kunth.) Poir.

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Fasciculus

Subsection:

Fasciculi

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

5.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

15.00dm

Habitat Description:

Found at upper altitidues, to or slightly above timberline and in the high pine forests, typically in open or disturbed sites, on the major volcanic peaks of the eastern parts of the transverse volcanic ranges.

Distribution Range:

Southward into Chiapas and Guatemala.

Soil Type:

Disturbed soils or volcanic soils.

Elevation - Min:

3300.00m

Elevation - Max:

3400.00m

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

October

References:

Straw RM. 1961. The penstemons of Mexico: Penstemon hartwegii, Penstemon gentianoides, and their allies. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico. 27:1-35.