Penstemon heterodoxus var. cephalophorus

Plant Information

Species:

heterodoxus

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Variety:

cephalophorus

Variety Authority:

(Greene) N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Proceri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

4.00dm

Distribution Range:

Southern Sierra Nevada in Fresno and Tulare Counties largely to the west of the Kern River; at lower elevations than the typical form.

Elevation - Min:

2200.00m

Elevation - Max:

4000.00m

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

Keck DD (1945), American Midland Naturalist 33: 165Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.