Penstemon perpulcher

Plant Information

Species:

perpulcher

Species Authority:

A. Nelson

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

3.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

6.00dm

Habitat Description:

Sagebrush plains and rolling hills.

Distribution Range:

Snake River Plains and in some of the surrounding foothills from Bingham Co. (west of Blackfoot) to Canyon Co. (around Caldwell), Idaho.

Elevation - Min:

650.00m

Elevation - Max:

2000.00m

Other Notes:

A form with a few hairs on the anthers from the Cache Peak (Albion) Mountains in Cassia Co., Idaho probably has hybridized with P. cyananthus var. subglaber. Crosswhite cited this collection as P. cyaneus.

First Bloom:

Late May

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.