Penstemon vizcainensis

Plant Information

Species:

vizcainensis

Species Authority:

Moran

Subgenus:

Penstemon

Section:

Peltanthera

Subsection:

Peltanthera

Habit:

herbaceous perennial

Habit Woodiness:

suffrutescent

Lifespan:

short-lived

Plant Height - Min:

10.00dm

Plant Height - Max:

25.00dm

Habitat Description:

Steep north slope, bank of Arroyo Largo.

Distribution Range:

Arroyo Largo 16 km east of the mouth, Vizcaino Peninsula, Baja California to Mexico. Gravelly arroyo bed west of San Jose de Castro.

Elevation - Min:

270.00m

Elevation - Max:

350.00m

Other Notes:

Fits well in subsection Spectabiles of section Peltanthera (Keck 1937). It is remarkable for its height, equalled in the section only in P. eximius Keck. It appears closest to P. floridus Brandegee, of east-central California and adjacent Nevada.

First Bloom:

February

Last Bloom:

March

References:

Moran R. 1980. Two penstemons of Baja California, Mexico-one new, one used (Scrouphulariaceae). Phytologia. 45(6):496-500.