Penstemon payettensis

Plant Information

Species:

payettensis

Species Authority:

A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

3.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

7.00dm

Habitat Description:

Dry, open gravelly sagebrush hills and open coniferous, forests.

Distribution Range:

Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon, east across the mountains of central Idaho between the Salmon River and the Snake River Plains to Lemhi County; entering the region in the Owyhee Mountains, Owyhee County, Idaho. Type locality: Payette National Forest, Idaho.

Elevation - Min:

1800.00m

Elevation - Max:

2500.00m

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.