Penstemon pachyphyllus var. pachyphyllus
Species:
pachyphyllus
Variety:
pachyphyllus
Subgenus:
Penstemon
Section:
Coerulei
Habit:
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
herb
Lifespan:
short-lived
Plant Height - Min:
3.00dm
Plant Height - Max:
6.50dm
Habitat Description:
In sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, Gambel oak, ponderosa pine, and sometimes bristlecone pine communities.
Distribution Range:
Uinta Basin and Uinta Mountains in Duchesne, Daggett, and Uintah counties, Utah and adjacent Rio Blanco Coumty, Colorado.
Soil Type:
Dry, gravelly or sometimes sandy soils.
Elevation - Min:
1500.00m
Elevation - Max:
2600.00m
Other Notes:
Two varieties of P. pachyphyllus can be distinguished by certain characters. The name P. osterhoutii Pennell was used or some plants of P. pachyphyllus from the eastern Uinta Basin (Graham, E.H. Ann. carnegie Mus. 26: 333. 1937), but P. osterhoutii is a distinct species from just east of the Basin in Garfield, Eagle, and Routt cos., Colorado.
First Bloom:
June
Last Bloom:
June
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.