Penstemon pratensis

Plant Information

Species:

pratensis

Species Authority:

Greene

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Penstemon

Subsection:

Proceri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

4.00dm

Habitat Description:

Moist meadows and streambanks from high sagebrush valleys to aspen woodlands.

Distribution Range:

Southeast Oregon (Steens Mt.), southwest Idaho (Owyhee Mts.), south to Elko County, Nevada (upper Humboldt River drainage), and recurring in the Monitor Range, south Eureka County, Nevada. In moist meadows or stream borders in sagebrush or aspen, Upper Sonoran Zone to Canadian Zone. Type locality: Deeth, Nevada.

Elevation - Min:

1500.00m

Elevation - Max:

2750.00m

Other Notes:

Except for flower color, P. pratensis is very similar to P. rydbergii, and it is possibly best considered a variety of that species. This tetraploid species appears much like a white-flowered counterpart of the blue-flowered P. oreocharis, a diploid species.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

Chromosome Number:

2n = 32

References:

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