Penstemon patricus

Plant Information

Species:

patricus

Species Authority:

N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Saccanthera

Section:

Saccanthera

Subsection:

Heterophylli

Habit:

shrub

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.70dm

Plant Height - Max:

2.50dm

Habitat Description:

In cracks and crevices of granite cliffs and rocky slopes, in pinyon-juniper, mountain mahogany, and spruce associations.

Distribution Range:

Deep Creek Range of west Juab and Tooele counties, and House Range of Millard County, Utah and the Kern Mountains of White Pine County, Nevada.

Elevation - Min:

2500.00m

Elevation - Max:

3200.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon patricus resembles P. leonardii in stature and leaf size, it resembles P. platyphyllus in calyx, corolla, and anther size, and it resembles P. sepalulus in having a glabrous inflorescence.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.