Penstemon heterodoxus var. heterodoxus

Plant Information

Species:

heterodoxus

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Variety:

heterodoxus

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Proceri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.00dm

Habitat Description:

Moderately moist subalpine and alpine meadows, often around melting snow banks.

Distribution Range:

In the Sierra Nevada from Plumas County south to Inyo and Tulare counties, California and adjacent Nevada in the Carson Range; entering the region in the White and Sweetwater mountains, Mono County, California and Wassuk Range, Mineral County, Nevada.

Soil Type:

Moderately moist soils.

Elevation - Min:

2200.00m

Elevation - Max:

4000.00m

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.