Penstemon thompsoniae var. thompsoniae
Species:
thompsoniae
Variety:
thompsoniae
Subgenus:
Penstemon
Section:
Ericopsis
Subsection:
Caespitosi
Habit:
subshrub
Habit Woodiness:
herb
Lifespan:
long-lived
Plant Height - Max:
1.50dm
Habitat Description:
In sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities and subalpine slopes in the Charleston Mts.
Distribution Range:
In Nevada from south Eureka, south White Pine, northeast Nye, and north Lincoln counties, south to the Sheep Range, Clark County; in California in the New York Mountains and Clark Mountain, San Bernardino County; in Utah in Kane County; in Arizona the Grand Canyon region and disjunct in Graham County.
Soil Type:
White calcareous clays or sandy soils
Elevation - Min:
1500.00m
Elevation - Max:
2000.00m
Other Notes:
Penstemon thompsoniae is a complex species with four or five geographical races that, at least in the Intermountain region, appear to be too variable to recognize taxonomically. Also in the Sheep Range is an erect, narrow-leaved form, possibly a hybrid involving P. linarioides var. sileri.
First Bloom:
June
Last Bloom:
June
References:
Holmgren NH. 1984. Penstemon and Keckiella. In Intermountain Flora, vol. 4. Ed. Arthur Cronquist et al. Bronx: The New York Botanical Garden.