Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii

Plant Information

Species:

leiophyllus

Species Authority:

Pennell

Variety:

keckii

Variety Authority:

(Clokey) N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.00dm

Habitat Description:

In sagebrush, oak, manzanita, ponderosa pine, aspen, spruce, limber pine, and bristlecone pine associations.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to the Charleston Mts., Clark Co., Nevada.

Elevation - Min:

2000.00m

Elevation - Max:

3500.00m

Other Notes:

P. leiophyllus has been expanded to include P. francisci-pennellii of east-central Nevada and P. keckii of the Charleston Mountains of southern Nevada. As a unit these taxa constitute a sharply delimited species with a distinctive patch of gland-tipped hairs inside the corolla at the base of the upper lip.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

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