Penstemon pseudoputus

Plant Information

Species:

pseudoputus

Species Authority:

(Crosswh.) N.H. Holmgren

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

short-lived

Plant Height - Min:

1.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

4.00dm

Habitat Description:

Subalpine meadows and openings in aspen-spruce forests.

Distribution Range:

Kaibab and Markagunt plateaus.

Elevation - Min:

2400.00m

Elevation - Max:

2700.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon virgatus can be distinguished from P. pseudoputus by certain characters. An F1 hybrid involving P. barbatus var. torreyi (Benth.) A. Gray, with a red-violet corolla, a more or less projecting upper lip, and a reflexed lower lip is sometimes encountered.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

References:

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