Penstemon inflatus

Plant Information

Species:

inflatus

Species Authority:

Crosswh.

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Humiles

Habit:

robust herb

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

6.00dm

Habitat Description:

Open hillsides, meadows, sparse woods, tops of passes.

Distribution Range:

Manzano and Sandia Mts. of New Mexico, north to the Colorado Line.

Elevation - Min:

2200.00m

Elevation - Max:

3400.00m

Other Notes:

Specimens from the higher elevations are more compact.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

Crosswhite FS. 1965d. Revision of Penstemon section Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae): a western alliance in series Graciles. American Midland Naturalist. 74(2):429-442.