| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon albidus Nutt. sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 53 (1818) |
| Native Range | wc. & c. Canada to nw. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-1800m |
| Description | finely cinereous, leaves oblanceolate or elliptic, to 10cm long, stem leaves not very reduced, inflorescence of few whorls, flowers 15-25mm long, staminodium hirsute |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | white, bluish, pale pink |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chelone albida (Nutt.) Spreng. Penstemon teretifolius Fraser ex Nutt. Penstemon viscidulus Nees |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |
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