Penstemon monoensis

Plant Information

Species:

monoensis

Species Authority:

A. Heller

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Cristati

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.70dm

Plant Height - Max:

3.00dm

Habitat Description:

Sandy and gravelly washes and hills in Joshua Tree and sagebrush communities.Dry hills and sandy washes, Upper Sonoran Zone; desert ranges bordering Owens Valley.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to the bases of the White and Inyo mountains, Mono and Inyo counties, California. Owens Valley.

Soil Type:

Sandy and gravelly soils.

Elevation - Min:

1300.00m

Elevation - Max:

1800.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon monoensis and its probable next of kin, P. calcareus Brandegee, from the Grapevine and Providence mountains (south of our region), appear to be very different from any other species of section Cristati. The reddish flower color of both species and peculiar pubescence of P. monoensis are unique in the group.

First Bloom:

Late April

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.