Penstemon ramosus

Plant Information

Species:

ramosus

Species Authority:

Crosswh.

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Chamaeleon

Habit:

robust herb

Habit Woodiness:

woody

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

3.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

7.50dm

Distribution Range:

Arizona: Cochise County: Paradise, Graham County: Frye Mesa, Pinaleno Mountains, Greenlee County: 1/2 mile north of Metcalfe, Pima or Santa Cruz County: Santa Rita Mountains; New Mexico: Bluffs of the Rio Gila.

Other Notes:

This is the species referred to as P. lanceolatus in Arizona Flora by Keck (Kearney & Peebles, 1959); the specimens cited by Nisbet & Jackson (1960) from New Mexico in "The genus Penstemon in New Mexico" are probably also referrable here.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

Crosswhite FS. 1966. Revision of Penstemon section Chamaeleon (Scrophulariaceae). SIDA Contributions to Botany. 2(4):339-346.