Penstemon nudiflorus

Plant Information

Species:

nudiflorus

Species Authority:

A. Gray

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

robust herb

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

6.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

10.00dm

Habitat Description:

Dry slopes in ponderosa pine forests, type from near Flagstaff.

Distribution Range:

Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai counties, mountainous regions south of the Grand Canyon, in central Arizona, mostly along the Mogollon Rim.

Soil Type:

In stony basaltic soil

Elevation - Min:

1370.00m

Elevation - Max:

2130.00m

Other Notes:

Etymology: nudiflorus- from nudus, "nude or naked" and florus, "flower", apparently referring to the glabrous condition of the flowers, but interpreted by some as meaning nude of flowers, for the very open inflorescence.

First Bloom:

Late May

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Crosswhite FS. 1967c. Revision of Penstemon section Habroanthus (Scrophulariaceae): series Virgati. American Midland Naturalist. 77(1):28-41.