Penstemon ovatus

Plant Information

Species:

ovatus

Species Authority:

Douglas ex Hook.

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Humiles

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

aerial suffrutescent

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

5.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

10.00dm

Habitat Description:

Damp rocky openings in the woods, Humid Transition and Canadian Zones; southern British Columbia, west of the Cascadean crest, to Multnomah County, Oregon. High mountains about the Grand Rapids of the Columbia River.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

Abrams LR. 1874-1956. An Illustrated flora of the Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, and California. Stanford University: Stanford University Press.