Penstemon laetus var. laetus
Species:
laetus
Variety:
laetus
Subgenus:
Saccanthera
Section:
Saccanthera
Subsection:
Heterophylli
Habit:
shrub
Habit Woodiness:
suffrutescent
Lifespan:
long-lived
Plant Height - Min:
2.00dm
Plant Height - Max:
8.00dm
Habitat Description:
Dry sagebrush and open juniper and ponderosa pine communities.
Distribution Range:
Central Oregon, south through the mountains of north California and the Sierra Nevada of California and adjacent Nevada; entering the region in Storey and Washoe counties, Nevada, Lassen County, California and Lake County, Oregon. In chaparral or on dry, wooded slopes, Upper Sonoran and Transition Zones; from Yuba County south to the Tehachapi Mountains and Frazier Mountain, Ventura County.
Elevation - Min:
400.00m
Elevation - Max:
2000.00m
Other Notes:
Penstemon laetus is a complex species with two of the four varieties entering the listed region.
First Bloom:
June
Last Bloom:
July
Chromosome Number:
2n = 16
References:
Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.