Penstemon heterodoxus var. shastensis

Plant Information

Species:

heterodoxus

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Variety:

shastensis

Variety Authority:

(D.D. Keck) N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Proceri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

2.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

5.00dm

Habitat Description:

In meadows, Transition and Candian Zones.

Distribution Range:

California, Siskiyou and adjacent Modoc Counties to Shasta County.

Elevation - Min:

2200.00m

Elevation - Max:

4000.00m

Other Notes:

This tetrapoloid species was formerly confused with the diploid P. heterodoxus.

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.