Penstemon laricifolius var. exilifolius

Plant Information

Species:

laricifolius

Species Authority:

Hook. & Arn.

Variety:

exilifolius

Variety Authority:

(A. Nelson) D.D. Keck

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Ericopsis

Subsection:

Ericopsis

Habit:

shrub

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.00dm

Habitat Description:

Wyoming, Albany Co.: Rock River, Laramie Hills, Laramie Plains, Millbrook, Cummins, Sandcreek Pass, Halleck Canyon, Red Buttes, Sheep Mts., mouth of Woods Creek. Colorado, Larimer Co.: Medicine Bow Mts., Cherokee Park.

Distribution Range:

Wyoming, Albany County: Rock River, Laramie Hills, Laramie Plains, Millbrook, Cummins, Sandcreek Pass, Halleck Canyon, Red Buttes, Sheep Mountains, mouth of Woods Creek. Colorado, Larimer County: Medicine Bow Mountains, Cherokee Park.

Other Notes:

Collections of subsp. typicus have been made with pink corollas, not only in the region where the subspecies approach each other, but in Big Horn County. On the other hand, material with purplish flowers has been collected near Laramie, definitely in the midst of subsp. exilifolius.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Keck DD. 1937a. Studies in Penstemon no. 4: the section Ericopsis. Bulletin of the Torrey Club. 64:357-381.