Penstemon janishiae

Plant Information

Species:

janishiae

Species Authority:

N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Cristati

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.80dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.00dm

Habitat Description:

In sagebrush, juniper and pinyon-juniper communities.

Distribution Range:

In the northwest part of its range from Lassen and Modoc counties, California through north Washoe County, Nevada to south Harney County, Oregon, and the south and east part from Lyon County (west of the Wassuk Range) through northwest Nye, south Lander, south Eureka, and northwest White Pine counties to central Elko County, Nevada, and Owyhee County, Idaho.

Soil Type:

Clay soils derived from volcanic rock.

Elevation - Min:

1300.00m

Elevation - Max:

2250.00m

Other Notes:

This distinctive species has been split off from what has been referred to P. miser.

First Bloom:

Late May

Last Bloom:

June

References:

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