Penstemon uintahensis

Plant Information

Species:

uintahensis

Species Authority:

Pennell

Subgenus:

Habroanthus

Section:

Glabri

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

herb

Lifespan:

long-lived

Plant Height - Min:

0.50dm

Plant Height - Max:

1.50dm

Habitat Description:

Rocky, subalpine and alpine meadows and ridges.

Distribution Range:

Endemic to the higher slopes at the east end of the Uinta Mountains from vicinity of Red Castle Lake, east to Dyer Mountain, Utah.

Soil Type:

Rocky soil.

Elevation - Min:

3000.00m

Elevation - Max:

3700.00m

Other Notes:

Penstemon uintahensis appears to be realted to P. subglaber much the same way P. compactus is to P. cyananthus.

First Bloom:

June

Last Bloom:

July

References:

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