Penstemon laricifolius var. laricifolius
Species:
laricifolius
Variety:
laricifolius
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:
Rocky soils.
Distribution Range:
Occurs sparingly on dry sandstone ridges in the Red Desert (Wyoming). Big Horn Mts., Shell Creek Canyon, near Brindle Creek; Indian Rock; Washakie Co.: Lower Ten Sleep Canyon; Hot Spring Co.: Owl Creek; Natrona Co.: Bessemer, Garfield Peak, Platte River Canyon; Fremont Co.: Birds Eye, Camp Stambaugh, Wind River Mts.; Sublette Co.: Big Sandy, between Eden and Big Piney; Sweetwater Co.: Leucite Hills, Point of Rocks, Table Rock; Carbon Co.: Freezeout Hills, Saratoga.
Soil Type:
Sandstone and limestone-derived substrates.
Common Name:
Larchleaf Penstemon; Larchleaf Beardtongue
Other Notes:
Penstemon laricifolius has traditionally been placed in section Ericopsis. Recent phylogenetic studies by the Wolfe Lab place this species in section Cristati (Andi Wolfe - 2017).
All photos by Andi Wolfe ©2012-2017. If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University.
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.