Penstemon newberryi var. newberryi

Plant Information

Species:

newberryi

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Variety:

newberryi

Subgenus:

Dasanthera

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

3.00dm

Habitat Description:

Cracks and crevices of rocks in cliffs and talus, in montane forests.

Distribution Range:

Mt. Shasta south through the higher Sierra Nevada to Tulare County, and in the Carson Range of west Nevada; entering our region in the Virginia Mts. (first big canyon northwest of Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada). Type locality: Mt. St. Joseph's.

Elevation - Min:

2000.00m

Elevation - Max:

3500.00m

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

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.