Penstemon skutchii

Plant Information

Species:

skutchii

Species Authority:

Straw

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Fasciculus

Subsection:

Fasciculi

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Distribution Range:

Type locality at the base of Mt. Mohinora, Chihuahua, 8 miles from Guadalupe and Calvo.

Elevation - Min:

2100.00m

Elevation - Max:

2300.00m

Other Notes:

The species is now known from a single collection, but is a member of this subsection on the basis of the flower form, anthers, and leaves, being closest in the latter to P. apateticus ssp. townsendianus, and yet is so clearly distinct on the basis of its sepals, staminode beard, and glabrate stem that it must represent a spearate species. The name refers to the linear sepals.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

September

References:

Straw RM. 1959. Los Penstemon de Mexico. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico. 24:39-52.