| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon albidus Nutt. sect. Cristati |
| Synonyms | Chelone albida (Nutt.) Spreng. |
| Penstemon teretifolius Fraser ex Nutt. | |
| Penstemon viscidulus Nees | |
| Habitat | american prairie |
| 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 |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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