Penstemon subglaber

Plant Information

Species:

subglaber

Species Authority:

Rydb.

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

2.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

7.00dm

Habitat Description:

Moderately moist to dry places on exposed sagebrush slopes and open Gambel oak scrub, aspen, or fir woods.

Distribution Range:

West Wyoming from the Gros Ventre and Wind River mountains, south into Utah through the Uinta Mountains, east slope of the south Wasatch Mountains from Park City southward, and in the Wasatch and Fish Lake plateaus; also in the vicinity of Pocatello, Idaho.

Soil Type:

Moderately moist to dry soils.

Elevation - Min:

1800.00m

Elevation - Max:

3300.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon subglaber and P. cyananthus var. subglaber are different taxa, but they are closely related. Their distributions overlap in south-eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

August

Chromosome Number:

2n = 16

References:

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